The Maidstone Renal Satellite Unit is a nurse led 24 station satellite unit; our main unit is based in Canterbury. There are 5 satellite units based in East and West Kent.
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team at the Maidstone Renal Satellite Unit as we are expanding our twilight dialysis provision
At Maidstone Renal Unit, we look after a variety of patients from many different background and work closely with them to provide the best care to help them cope with their chronic condition. We are open Monday to Saturday: 07.00-19.00 and also on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday till 23:00 for twilight shift. Part of the role is to cover an on-call dialysis service every month.
If you are an experienced Band 5 Nurse, who is motivated and enthusiastic, then come and join our friendly team of Nurses and become part of the Kent Kidney Care Centre based at the Maidstone unit. If you are looking to expand your skills and learn how to deliver hemodialysis to both inpatients and outpatients, then this is the role for you.
We are looking for someone who is kind and caring and who wants to be part of a team who advocate and make evidence-based decisions for patients in a nurse led unit.
It would be an asset to have Renal experience, but this is not essential as training can be given, if you are willing to learn. To find out more about this vacancy please contact the resourcing team, who will put you in touch with the recruiting Manager.
We are looking for an individual who is eager to learn, has a kind and caring attitude towards patients and colleagues and can be a positive team member. Within this role you will be looking after patients who have a chronic condition who attend the unit three times a week
We will provide the in-house training you require to safely carry out your role in dialysis which includes specific dialysis training and further development opportunities within your role.
The main duties of this role include providing haemodialysis care to renal patients on a daily basis including fluid management, recording observations, daily weights intravenous medication, pressure sore prevention, vascular access care and diabetes management.
We also work closely with the multidisciplinary team, this includes Dieticians, Access team, AKC nurses, Counsellors, Renal Care Navigator, Renal Registrars, Renal Consultants and Transplant nurses
We always try and model the Trust values as a team, we have mental health first aiders, well-being champions, workplace contacts, Women's' network and menopause advocate, staff well-being is vital to patient safety and happy staff mean happy patients. If you feel that this is a team, you will feel comfortable being part of then please apply. If you want to contact any of the team, then please speak to resourcing who will put you in touch with us.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Apr 2025