James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 27 June 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Staff Nurse to support the Senior Sister to lead the Renal Unit.

You will be required to confidently support senior staff, sharing your ideas to improve the care of patients. You will focus on engaging with colleagues and developing our service. Where nursing standards could be made even better, you will spot it. You will have high expectations and deliver a service to match. If you are a strong inspirational, caring, compassionate individual whom works well under pressure and wants to deliver quality care then please apply.

This role covers 5 days per week, made up of long early, long late, short early, short late.

The Renal Unit delivers dialysis six days per week to 54 patients each day. As a Staff Nurse you will be expected to have a wide knowledge base about medical conditions. The successful candidate will be supported to achieve Renal Dialysis competencies and to contribute to the continuous development of the Renal Unit and advancement in patient-centred care, as well as keen to progress in their knowledge and skills.

To assess basic and specialist care needs of patients and implement without direct supervision. The nurse should always act in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence to safeguard the interest of individual patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

Provision of renal dialysis following completion of renal nurse competencies.

To keep up to date with renal research to deliver evidence based care.

To be a team player supporting your colleagues and senior nursing team.

To have a holistic approach to the delivery of nursing care.

To practice in accordance with Trust, Values and Behaviours and policies.

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

177-EMER-7225318

Job locations

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston On Sea

NR31 6LA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery (NMS)
  • Diploma/degree in nursing studies or working towards
  • Undertaken Assessor training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in past 12 - 18 months of looking after patients in a healthcare environment.

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience within last 12 months
  • Previous NHS experience within last 12 months
  • Previous experience within an Acute setting
  • Broad clinical knowledge base

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to work well as part of a team
  • Compassionate
  • Confident and calm ability to manage workload under pressure
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Accurate documentation presentation and attention to detail
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery (NMS)
  • Diploma/degree in nursing studies or working towards
  • Undertaken Assessor training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in past 12 - 18 months of looking after patients in a healthcare environment.

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience within last 12 months
  • Previous NHS experience within last 12 months
  • Previous experience within an Acute setting
  • Broad clinical knowledge base

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to work well as part of a team
  • Compassionate
  • Confident and calm ability to manage workload under pressure
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Accurate documentation presentation and attention to detail

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston On Sea

NR31 6LA


Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston On Sea

NR31 6LA


Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Jane Fuller

jane.fuller@jpaget.nhs.uk

01493453415

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

177-EMER-7225318

Job locations

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston On Sea

NR31 6LA


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