Staff Nurse - Haemodialysis London
Job description
Registered Nurses required at Borough Kidney Treatment Centre (BKTC) Have you considered a career in kidney care? Our dialysis team is currently recruiting band 5 nurses. You will have experience in acute hospital care and be willing to rise to the challenge of learning new skills guided by a supportive team of experienced nurses. Closing Date: 31st October 2023 Interview Date: 8th November 2023 BKTC is a community based dialysis service of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) providing outpatient dialysis services for a chronic patient group. It is situated near London Bridge and Borough station within easy reach of public transport. GSTT Renal Service is one of the largest in SE England. We are one of the leading centres in the UK for transplantation, dialysis and related care. As a band 5 nurse, your role will be to deliver safe, effective, compassionate care in a friendly, patient centred environment. You will also be involved in health promotion and patient education programmes including our dialysis shared-care initiative. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. You will be responsible for carrying out clinical practice within the designated clinical areas, ensuring that high-quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions, and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge. You will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience. You will act as an advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach is applied to the delivery of care you will ensure that patients receive high-quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
