Nurse Specialist (Abdominal Transplant Coordination)
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated registered nurse to join the Abdominal Transplant Co-ordinator Team as a Living Kidney Donor Nurse Specialist. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with past experience working in a relevant specialty, such as renal nursing or transplantation. You will be responsible for supporting potential donors through the assessment process, ensuring a high standard of person-centred care from the initial point of contact through to donation and aftercare.
You will also progress to facilitating transplants from deceased donors as part of an on-call rota.
Main Duties of the Job
You will be expected to implement effective management and organisational skills, co-ordinating and facilitating the living donor programme. This includes:
* Organising relevant medical investigations.
* Delivering counselling to potential donors and recipients.
* Managing a patient caseload.
You must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients, their relatives and members of the wider multi-disciplinary team, both within the Trust and regionally. You must be able to demonstrate a compassionate approach to the care of patients, whilst working within the legal and ethical guidelines surrounding organ donation. You will adapt to changes in practice and contribute to service improvement and audits within the programme in order to improve the patient experience. You will be supported in developing skills to safely facilitate abdominal organ transplants as part of an on-call rota.
Job Responsibilities
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust defines a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of the role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
* Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within the specialty and sphere of practice.
* Take a lead role facilitating the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
* Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
* Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant areas of practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
* Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
* Current NMC registration
* Degree level / Master's level study, or a combination of equivalent specialist study / experience
* Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
* Master's Degree
Knowledge & Experience
* Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
* Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
* Audit / research experience
* Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
* Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
* Understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
* Evidence of leading programme(s) of education and / or training
Skills & Abilities
* Effective report writing skills
* Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
* Effective organisation and time management skills
* Current driving licence if relevant to role
* Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
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.
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