Staff Nurse - Swindon Renal Unit

1. To provide and maintain a high standard of care based upon and reflecting the beliefs of nursing practice outlined in the unit philosophy for patients receiving renal replacement therapy and patients attending outpatient clinics or the unit for other treatments related to their renal failure.
2. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for a named group of patients who are receiving maintenance haemodialysis.
3. To act as co-ordinator of the clinical area on a daily basis, sometimes in the absence of a more senior member of staff on site.
4. To supervise and teach new staff, renal course students, renal care assistants and pre-registration students and to assist in the development of junior staff.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to join our nurse-led unit at Swindon Renal Unit. Our unit provides an Outpatient Service of haemodialysis, home dialysis, renal and transplant clinics for patients in Swindon and surrounding areas and is a satellite unit of the Oxford Kidney Unit.

Unit is closed Sundays, Christmas & New Years Day. The unit is open Monday to Saturday with no night shifts. Twilight shifts up to midnight Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Join our highly motivated team who is committed to a high quality of service. We highly support staffs educational and professional development.

If you are committed to delivering excellence in patient care, we would like to hear from you! Our unit encourages nurses who are interested in working in an area of excellent mix of technology, clinical expertise, building strong positive patient relationships and patient education. All applications from nurses who are keen to join this speciality will be welcome. Experience of renal nursing is helpful but not essential; most importantly, you should have an interest in renal medicine, be a team player, keen to learn and be able to demonstrate a commitment to delivering high quality care.

If your join us, you'll be working for a world renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK.

OUH is committed to ensuring that our staffs are proud to work at OUH and can give of their best and fulfil their potential.