Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Salford Haemodialysis Unit
Band 5
Job overview
Renal Services at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust are expanding with opportunities across our Haemodialysis Service and we want you!
We have opportunities within our Haemodialysis Services based at Salford, Bolton & Wigan.
This expansion means an increase in staffing across our dialysis service at Band 5 and we are seeking Registered Nurses both experienced, new to renal and newly qualified to join us and our growing multi-disciplinary teams.
Registered or Student Nurses wanting to take your career to the next level in Renal this is the place for you. You will gain a wealth of knowledge and highly transferable skills from exposure to a variety of Renal conditions, supporting lifelong treatment pathways designed to ensure maximum independence and minimal disruption to patient independence and quality of life such as management of the acutely unwell adult, Haemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Home Dialysis, Venepuncture, Canulation, Blood Cultures, Intermediate Life Support, Chronic Kidney Disease, Vascular Access & Transplant.
Main duties of the job
Registered Nurses working within our services have progressed to higher banded roles within the service including within Specialist Nursing roles and Advanced Practitioner roles as we are passionate to support and grow our workforce to maximize potential to benefit Patients, Staff and the wider Service.
Our commitment to you
- Experienced nurse leadership to support you and your team when you need it.
- A Unit based, experienced MDT to provide a fully holistic approach to patient care.
- Specialist Renal Education Programmes for all new starters and advanced programmes once experienced.
- Flexibility – Full and part time contracts are available with a range of shifts covering earlies, lates, twilights and nights.
- Rotations – if you want the chance to spread your wings beyond Dialysis and get some acute renal experience, we will work through how we can support this with you and other teams across our Directorate.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receiveÌýa full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:ÌýÌý
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:ÌýÌý
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.
This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview, you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
Person specification
Registration & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration.
Desirable criteria
- Further education.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of involvement in teaching and mentoring learners.
Desirable criteria
- Post registration renal experience.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Clarke
- Job title
- Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01612068361
- Additional information
We would welcome applicants to come and see our service for an informal visit and to hear about our future plans.
Please contactÌý Unit Manager Nicola Clarke,Ìý via email:
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