Staff Nurse - Dulwich Satellite Unit

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Delivering high quality, evidence-based and patient focused clinical care through:

• Delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to patients.
• Ensuring good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
• Adhering to NMC Code of Professional conduct at all times.
• Involving and supporting patients, relatives, carers and friends in the care process.
• Promoting well-being and involving patients and relatives in health education.
• Ensuring clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times.
• Ensuring contemporaneous record keeping at all times.
• Seeking advice from more senior/experienced members of staff where appropriate.

Working effectively as part of the immediate team and wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) through:

• Liaising effectively with all members of the MDT to ensure patients’ needs are met.
• Exercising leadership and taking the initiative where appropriate.
• Providing support and advice to ward/unit staff (especially junior staff) on clinical and administrative issues.
• Liaising with discharge coordinator / bed manager to ensure effective admission/discharge of patients.
• Keeping the ward/unit sister / charge nurse informed of significant changes and/or anticipated problems.

Upholding a duty of care and clinical governance through:

• Observing a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital.
• Ensuring the rules, policies, procedures and standards of Kings College Hospital NHS Trust Foundation together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations are adhered to at all times.
• Maintaining patient confidentiality, dignity and privacy at all times.
• Adhering to the Trust’s policy on valuing equality and diversity and showing due regard for each patient’s cultural and religious beliefs, gender, ethnicity, age and sexuality.
• Strictly adhering to the National Code of Practice on Infection Control. Staff Nurse (Band 5) Job Description Date of Origin: June 2009 3
• Taking responsibility for your own personal development and keeping up to date with nursing and medical knowledge.
• Being aware of current research and the implications for the ward/unit speciality.
• Acting as a role model at all times and for all staff.
• Acting as practice supervisor and/or preceptor/mentor for junior and newly qualified staff.
• Working with appropriate members of the teaching staff to ensure effective staff development (own and others).
• Participating in Trust and Divisional initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.