Registered Nurse - St Albans Haemodialysis Unit

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; St Albans; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in St Albans seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse to join their dialysis team. In this role, you will deliver high-quality care, develop patient care plans, and provide leadership to junior colleagues. We're looking for someone compassionate, adaptable, and ready to make a significant impact in patient care.

Benefits

Masterclasses and e-learning modules

Action learning sessions

Clinical competency assessments

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with valid qualifications.
• Experience in nephrology or a related field is beneficial.
• Ability to work flexibly in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of nursing care to dialysis patients.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Provide leadership and supervision to junior staff.

Skills

Compassionate care

Clinical observation

Effective communication

Collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse who shares our vision: to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to every patient we support.

As a key member of our dialysis team, you will be responsible for delivering safe, high‑quality care to patients undergoing dialysis treatment. You'll assess individual needs, develop, implement, and evaluate personalised care plans for patients dialyzing in our in‑centre or satellite units, ensuring all care aligns with professional standards and organisational policies.

In the absence of senior staff, you will provide leadership and supervision to other qualified nurses, healthcare support workers and students, ensuring that every member of the team contributes to excellent patient outcomes. Flexibility is essential, as you will participate in our haemodialysis on‑call rota to support the needs of the service.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of nursing care to meet the individual needs of dialysis patients.
• Identify and respond to clinical changes in patients, seeking senior advice as needed to ensure safe, effective care.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care with decreasing levels of supervision, using our established nursing model.
• Accurately record clinical observations and patient data, maintaining thorough and up‑to‑date documentation.
• Communicate clearly and empathetically with patients and families, offering reassurance and support throughout assessment, care and treatment.
• Collaborate effectively with senior colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to discuss and resolve clinical issues.

Professional Development

• Masterclasses and e‑learning modules
• Action learning sessions
• Clinical competency assessments

Our Values

• Include – We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
• Respect – We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
• Improve – We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background.

We encourage applications from candidates with disabilities and from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under‑represented in our workforce.

We are a Disability Confident employer and achieved this status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail].

Applying

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date in certain circumstances. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

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