This job is based in the Acute Dialysis Unit in Bradford Teaching. The service is mainly focused on dialysing patient with renal failure who are admitted to hospital. The service will support all patients from St Luke's Dialysis Unit and Skipton Dialysis Unit while they are admitted in hospital. In addition to that the service will accept any inpatient with acute kidney injury and will support the patient with temporary haemodialysis treatment until the kidney function recovers. Procedures like tunneled line insertion and temporary vascath insertion are carried out in the unit by the renal team and vascular access nurse.

Main duties of the job

To dialyse chronic haemodialysis patients while they are admitted in hospital

Support the renal team with procedures

Care for patient in a holistic manner

Ability to assess patient needs and plan, implement and evaluate care appropriately

Ability to plan own time and use own initiative and act independently within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The appointed candidate will be responsible to ensure patients are dialysed safely and effective. The candidate will be expected to have a sound knowledge and understanding of the haemodialysis access and how to handle the tunneled line and care for a fistula. Also the appointed candidate will be trained to be take charge of the service. Part of the role will be to support and supervise junior staff. And also the appointed candidate will be trained to assisted the renal doctors and vascular access nurse with procedures like line insertion and line removal.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• UK Registered Nurse (Adult Nursing) **

Desirable

• Evidence of recent and Continuous Professional Development
• ENB 998 or equivalent
• ENB renal nursing or equivalent
• Evidence of recent and Continuous Professional Development
• Relevant specialist training

Other Requiremnts

Essential

• Demonstrates a commitment to develop both personally and professionally within the role as the service needs require

Experience

Essential

• Six months post - registration experience
• Haemodialysis experience

Skills

Essential

• Good verbal and written command of English.
• Ability to plan own time and that of junior staff, use own initiative and act independently within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills
• Ability to assess patient needs and plan, implement and evaluate care appropriately

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Teaching Hospital

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

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389-24-6259628