Staff Nurse – Swindon Renal Unit: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to join our nurse-led unit at Swindon Renal Unit. Our unit provides an Outpatient Service of haemodialysis, home dialysis, renal and transplant clinics for patients in Swindon and surrounding areas and is a satellite unit of the Oxford Kidney Unit.

Unit is closed Sundays, Christmas & New Years Day. The unit is open Monday to Saturday with no night shifts. Twilight shifts up to midnight Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Join our highly motivated team who is committed to a high quality of service. We highly support staffs educational and professional development.

If you are committed to delivering excellence in patient care, we would like to hear from you! Our unit encourages nurses who are interested in working in an area of excellent mix of technology, clinical expertise, building strong positive patient relationships and patient education. All applications from nurses who are keen to join this speciality will be welcome. Experience of renal nursing is helpful but not essential; most importantly, you should have an interest in renal medicine, be a team player, keen to learn and be able to demonstrate a commitment to delivering high quality care.

Main duties of the job

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1. To provide and maintain a high standard of care based upon and reflecting the beliefs of nursing practice outlined in the unit philosophy for patients receiving renal replacement therapy and patients attending outpatient clinics or the unit for other treatments related to their renal failure.
2. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for a named group of patients who are receiving maintenance haemodialysis.
3. To act as co-ordinator of the clinical area on a daily basis, sometimes in the absence of a more senior member of staff on site.
4. To supervise and teach new staff, renal course students, renal care assistants and pre-registration students and to assist in the development of junior staff.

Person Specification

Behaviours

Essential

• Able to demonstrate the ability to put patients at the heart of what you do and recognising different needs by encouraging a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork.
• Shows pride in the quality of care they provide for patients and learning from successes and setbacks.
• Able to deliver a high standard of care for patients and always striving to improve on what you do through change and innovation

Education

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Part 1. 8. 12 or 15 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register depending on area of practice) or National Certification in area of Practice
• UK recognised Degree in Nursing relevant to post.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of an NMC revalidation or equivalent.

Desirable

• Post-graduate qualification related to an area of practice.

Clinical Practice

Essential

• Articulate and knowledgeable of skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice.
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
• Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.
• Able to document observations, results, decisions and actions etc. effectively in patient’s notes and communicate these effectively to appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to communicate effectively with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to proactively contribute to the education of learners and non-registered and less experienced staff.
• Demonstrates ability to manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients.

Desirable

• Competent to administer intravenous medicines
• Competent in central venous access management

Leadership and Management

Essential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
• Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with their line manager.
• Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust’s values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
• Able to supervise Foundation nurses, non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective care delivery.
• Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety.

Desirable

• Previous experience in the relevant specialty
• Previous management experience of specific clinical area
• Previous experience of managing clinical incidents and complaints.

Developing Practice

Essential

• Understanding of professional and current issues related to area of practice
• Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence nursing practice relating to the area of clinical practice, management education and research.
• Able to identify own learning needs and ensure own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments

Desirable

• Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice.
• Demonstrates ability to question and challenge nursing practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Motivated and able to articulate reasons for desire to work in the specific practice area
• Being self-aware and able to accept constructive criticism
• Positive enthusiastic character
• Resilient under pressure
• Smart professional appearance
• Pleasant personality
• Good self-presentation
• Able to undertake specific procedures involving physical skills commensurate with practice area.

Closing Date: 13 September 2026