Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 specialist nurse role in the renal outpatient team.
Candidates should be committed to the provision of high quality patient care, be highly motivated, dynamic, enthusiastic and demonstrate excellent communication skills
Renal experience is essential as the role will involve supporting the pre dialysis service.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide education to patients with chronic kidney disease on the various forms of renal replacement treatment. The treatment options include haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, transplant, or conservative management. A good understanding of these is essential. Education is provided to patients in hospital and also at the dialysis unit off site.
2. Help organise education days for patients and raise awareness of CKD at other relevant events
3. On-going surveillance of pre-dialysis patients, in-putting data and documentation
4. Assist with a current on-going research study.
5. Assist in the renal vaccination clinic.
Applicants must drive and have access to a car for work as will be required to make home visits and home assessment for those patients choosing a home therapy.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi- professional team, patients and carers within their Speciality Service.
The post holder will have a responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team will work collaboratively to develop services and improve the quality of care delivered.
The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offering highly specialist service advise this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, management and education.
The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group / speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework.
This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice, leadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
6. Registered Nurse / Midwife
7. Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
8. Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
9. Recordable specialist qualification
10. Independent Nurse Prescribing
11. ECDL
Experience
Essential
12. Post registration experience
13. Extensive clinical experience
14. Involvement in audit
Desirable
15. Participation in research
16. Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Knowledge
Essential
17. In depth specialist knowledge
Skills
Essential
18. Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
19. Effective communicator
20. Root Cause Analysis
21. Leadership & motivation skills
22. Ability to motivate self and others
23. Evidence of audit and change management ability
24. Computer literate
25. Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
Other
Essential
26. Diplomatic
27. Assertive and confident
28. Recognition of own limitations
29. Able to travel between sites
30. Flexibility