Staff Nurse - Cambridge Dialysis Centre

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for full time (37.5 hours per week) Band 5 NHS staff nurses is now available at Cambridge Dialysis Centre, working for Addenbrookes Trust, at an off-site Dialysis unit in Fen Ditton Cambridge.

The unit is a large satellite dialysis unit serving the Cambridgeshire and surrounding area caring for Chronic Haemodialysis dependent patients. This unit consists of 36 dialysis stations, dialysing patients Monday through Saturday from 07.00 hours until 23.30 hours. The committed nurses at this unit also provide staffing to the acute 6 bedded unit on ward C5 at the main hospital, including an on-call service from 02.00hrs through until 07.30 hours and Sundays all day.

You will need to be a good team member with evidence of good communication and organisational skills. Recent experience of caring for haemodialysis patients in the chronic or acute care setting is beneficial but not essential as this role is an opportunity for both existing nurses wanting to extend their work portfolios and for newly qualified nurses looking to start their career.

If you think you are the right candidate to work within this unit alongside the existing team of caring, flexible, dedicated nurses please apply. You must be flexible and able to work a full range off shifts including taking part in the on-call roster.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of safe individualized, holistic and evidence-based patient focused care in consultation with the patient, relatives and the multidisciplinary team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

-    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment -    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 6th March 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 18th March 2025

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.