Staff Nurse - Renal Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

You must have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

The shift pattern for this position is 12 hours rotational Monday to Sunday.

Applications are invited from Registered Nurses trained in general nursing or adult nursing of the NMC Register to join our enthusiastic and innovative team as a Staff Nurse.

The Renal Inpatient areas consist of 4 areas:

• Ward 4A - offers 8 high acuity beds and 12 nephrology beds.
• Ward 4C is our Transplant ward, consisting of 5 beds for transplantation and 10 beds for vascular accesses and other renal related surgeries.
• 4D - is our general nephrology ward accommodating patients at varies stages of renal impairment to include: pre dialysis, end stage renal disease requiring dialysis therapy, conservative management or/palliative care.
• Renal Assessment Unit (ARU) - is our day care area where patients are admitted electively for complex infusions, biopsies, bloods and reviews. They can also receive patients from transplant clinic who need to be assessed and may need to be admitted.

As part of the RAU you would also be involved with regular dialysis for patients who are awaiting a slot within the regular dialysis units. This post would allow you to rotate through all the above units when you have settled into your base unit.

Duties include:

• You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• You will maintain effective communication with patients, relatives/carers and other team members to ensure that appropriate information is shared and patient needs are met.
• You will have the ability to work to high clinical standards.
• You will be required to flexible, forward thinking and able to work effectively within a changing environment.

Requirements:

• Previous dialysis experience is desirable but not essential, training will be provided.
• As well as having current NMC registration it is also essential you have evidence of professional development,
• basic IT skills, good communication skills and enthusiasm for working with the Transplant and Surgical Ward.

As part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clydes pre-employment checking for all appointed candidates evidence of current NMC registration will be required prior to start date. This post also requires PVG scheme membership/disclosure Scotland check. 

Informal contact:  Alison McKechnie, SCN, 

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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