Staff Nurse - Dulwich Satellite Unit

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London invites applications from Band 5 nurses for our Dulwich Renal Satellite Unit. You will support the unit manager, deliver patient-centred, compassionate care and help the team maintain high standards.

The role involves haemodialysis operations, cannulations, AVF assessment, and mentoring from senior nurses, with a strong emphasis on safety, confidentiality and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Band 5 nurse with registration
• Experience in haemodialysis care and cannulation is desirable
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to patient-centered and compassionate care

Responsibilities

• Provide independent holistic care to patients.
• Assist and support senior nurses and practice development nurses.
• Clean and maintain dialysis equipment and surroundings.
• Perform lining, priming and stripping of haemodialysis machines.
• Monitor patient observations and document findings.
• Report deviations from normal to senior staff.
• Mentor and support healthcare assistants including appraisals.
• Assist with AVF assessments and cannulation.
• Connect/disconnect patients to haemodialysis machines.
• Prioritize patient care based on individual needs.
• Review water plant system documentation daily.
• Support patient education and ongoing research in the unit.
• Participate in assessment, planning and evaluation of care.
• Maintain effective team communication and patient confidentiality.

Skills

Mentoring

Leadership

Time management

Independent working

Haemodialysis knowledge

AVF cannulation

Education

Nursing degree

NMC registered

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity at our Dulwich Renal Satellite Unit which is located at Tessa Jowell Health Centre. Our unit comprises of diverse team and promotes personal and professional development.

You will be involved in assisting the unit manager to drive forward quality patient centred compassionate care as well as assisting and supporting the team to attain efficiency and sustain standards.

This is an ideal opportunity for a band 5 nurse to utilise and enhance their mentoring skills, leadership qualities, time management, and independent working.

You will have 2 weeks supernumery and the opportunity to work alongside senior nurses and practice development nurses. You will have your Assessor and Supervisor assigned to you.

As a band 5 staff nurse, you are expected to understand the principle of haemodialysis including connecting and disconnecting patients on haemodialysis. You are required to commence patients on haemodialysis and discontinue treatment in a safely manner as well as lining and priming of haemodialysis machines, troubleshooting complications, data input, stripping the machines. You will also have the opportunity to learn, assessment of fistulas including cannulations.

• Providing independent holistic care to the patients.
• Assist and supports the senior nurses in the daily smooth running of the unit.
• Cleaning of the equipment’s like dialysis machines, bed, tables.
• Lining, priming and stripping of the haemodialysis machines.
• Monitoring patient observations and documentation of the findings.
• Report to the senior nurses of any deviation from normal.
• Supporting and mentoring health care assistants including appraisals.
• AVF assessments and cannulation.
• Connecting and disconnecting to the machine for AVF and AVG patients only.
• Prioritise patient care based on individual needs.
• Daily checking of the water plant systems document and report appropriately.
• Involved in patient educations and support any ongoing research studies in the unit.
• Involved in assessment, planning and evaluation of care.
• Maintain effective communication within the team at all times.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• To ensure and promote the trust policies and protocols are adhered.
• To participate in team meetings as required by your team leader.
• To ensure your competency document are signed and dated.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lamin Manjang Job title: Unit Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07958003923