Staff Nurse - Renal Dialysis (Maternity Cover) | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Band 5 nurse to join a dynamic renal nursing team in Liverpool. You will provide specialist outpatient care to dialysis patients in a supportive environment. Required qualifications include a current NMC PIN, and experience in dialysis is preferred. The role involves managing treatment and collaborating with medical teams to ensure patient safety.

Qualifications

• Must have current NMC PIN to apply, student nurses welcomed.
• Ability to follow Trust protocols and work in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in dialysis care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up and manage dialysis treatment safely.
• Monitor and assess patients throughout treatment.
• Document all treatments and clean the dialysis area.

Skills

Setting up dialysis machines

Patient assessment

Monitoring patients

Troubleshooting alarms

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Current NMC PIN

Student nurses awaiting NMC PIN

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a band 5 nurse to join a dynamic, motivated team of renal nurses who deliver a high standard of specialist outpatient care.

You will be working in a friendly and supportive environment providing comprehensive care and support to dialysis dependent patients. We currently have 24 stations running 07:00 – midnight Monday – Saturdays providing approximately 396 dialysis treatments a week. We also have haemodialysis units at Warrington, St Helens and Halton hospital and there may be occasions when you will be asked to support at one of these clinics.

Student nurses in the UK awaiting NMC PIN will be considered. All other applicants must have a current NMC PIN number included in the application. Applications without a full NMC PIN will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Set up dialysis machine according to patient prescription
• Band 5 nurses will assess patients before dialysis
• Calculate and set dialysis prescription on the dialysis machine
• Use ANTT technique as per Trust protocol
• Access vascular access and commence dialysis treatment
• Deliver prescribed IV medication via dialysis machine
• Monitor patients during treatment
• Troubleshoot any alarms during treatment
• Discontinue and disconnect patient at end of dialysis
• Document treatment on CyberREN and other Trust systems
• Clean dialysis area as per Trust protocol
• Collect monthly blood samples
• Check and report results of monthly blood samples
• Work with members of the MDT
• Audit patient outcomes monthly and discuss with patient and MDT

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond. To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Please refer to the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this vacancy within the job description attached.

The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care. Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks from the ward sister/charge nurse. Following successful completion of foundation gateway will be required to take charge of ward/department for a span of duty.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025