Staff Nurse - South Wigston

Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members. Following a period of competency based training and under the direction of a Allocated mentor the post holder will: Assist with essential nursing care. Perform vital sign observations, accurately before, during and after dialysis treatment. Record vital observations in the Dialysis charts and input observation in proton and report back to a registered nurse / health professional. Prepare/ line the dialysis machines ready for patient to use Insert arteriovenous fistula needle, flush saline to check patency before connecting patient the dialysis machines Perform haemodialysis to patients and responsible to monitor the patients during entire treatment, attends machine alarms and patient needs during the entire treatment. Assesses fluid status, including signs of fluid overload or dehydration. Reviews recent blood results, treatment plans and prescribed dialysis parameters. Assesses the patient's vascular access, such as an AV fistula, AV graft or dialysis catheter. Checks for signs of infection, bleeding, swelling, pain or other complications. Identifies changes that may require review by the renal medical team. Accessing and caring for tunnelled or non-tunnelled dialysis catheters according to local policy. Recognising problems such as poor blood flow, infiltration or suspected infection. Escalating concerns to the renal/vascular team. Connects the patient to the dialysis circuit using appropriate infection-control and safety procedures. please see job description person specification for full details on the role.