Staff Nurse - Maurice Jackson Renal Unit

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in the West Midlands is seeking a skilled Nurse to join their Renal Services team. The role involves providing high-quality haemodialysis care to both in-patients and out-patients, assessing care needs, and working autonomously within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills, and a commitment to patient-centered care. This position offers a permanent contract with 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Motivated and committed to providing high-quality patient-centered care.
• Completion of renal-based competencies within a specified timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care within a haemodialysis setting.
• Participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs.
• Contribute to communication and relationships between staff, patients, and relatives.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Position Details

1 x 37.5 hours per week - permanent post.

Key Responsibilities

To provide high quality nursing care within a haemodialysis setting.

Participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care needs for patients with End Stage Renal Failure attending for their haemodialysis treatment.

The post holder will complete renal based competencies upon appointment with the expectation to provide haemodialysis treatment without direct supervision after a 12-month period.

Contribute to the maintenance of an environment conducive to the delivery of high standards of patient care by participating in good communication and relationships between staff, patients, relatives and visitors.

About the Opportunity

Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, we have an exciting career opportunity for you. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust's Renal Services provides haemodialysis for in‑patients and out‑patients within our main hospital as well as our surrounding satellite units. We currently provide haemodialysis in hospital for both acute and chronic patients.

You will be required to deliver a high standard of care and demonstrate the ability to work autonomously. Applicants should be highly motivated, with excellent communication skills in order to work closely with the multidisciplinary team. Good problem solving and organisational skills are essential.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic and committed to providing a high quality, patient‑centred experience. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a dynamic renal team, involved in a number of new initiatives.

About the Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to