We are pleased to offer you the opportunity of a 9-month secondment for maternity cover within the Renal Transplant Specialist Nurses team.
This is a temporary 37.5 hours per week, full-time post.
You will need to have recent renal experience and an eagerness to learn a new role.
The Renal Specialist Transplant nursing team at SATH is responsible for educating renal patients and families about their transplant options, coordinating their transplant assessment, and listing them on the national kidney transplant list in a timely manner. This includes working with the CKD nurses at both Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital. We also work closely with Shrewsbury, Hollinswood House, and Ludlow Hospital dialysis units, and our Home Therapies team, which includes home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.
We have patients who are listed for kidney transplant or kidney and pancreas transplant and currently deal with seven transplant centres in total.
We also conduct Phase 1 tests for living kidney donors in our area, and in the future, we will develop yearly reviews for living kidney donors in our catchment area.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, teamwork, and dedication to improving the patient's experience. You will need to show good performance and be able to work under tight time constraints regularly.
You will have access to a mentor in your new role to help you develop a solid knowledge base of the transplant service at SATH.
The post holder will provide a service for patients prior to renal transplantation. They will be responsible for the timely listing of patients on the cadaveric transplant list and work with the pre-dialysis team to improve pre-emptive renal transplant numbers. The post holder will address the specific needs of these patients and work collaboratively with the Consultant Nephrologists and the Transplant coordinators at Birmingham.
They will be a competent practitioner and demonstrate clinical expertise.
They will identify potential donors for assessment for renal transplantation and improve live donor kidney transplant numbers.
Liaise with patients and relatives regarding the process for contacting either the transplant nurses at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals or the Transplant coordinators and Transplant team at Birmingham.
To update and maintain the transplant database regularly. Take responsibility for performing regular audits of the transplant service and ensuring the Renal Association Recommendations are met.
Be instrumental in establishing, implementing, and maintaining evidence-based care pathways to facilitate effective cadaveric transplant listing and live donor transplant work-up.
To develop and become competent in running nurse-led pre-transplantation clinics and ensure completion of pre-transplant clinical assessments.
Join us at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where our passion for excellence drives everything we do.
We're on a mission to provide high-quality, safe care to our patients in an environment our incredible staff are proud to work in.
Our vision, 'To provide excellent care for the communities we serve,' is not just a statement; it's a promise we live by every day. Guided by our core Values - Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, and Trusted - we're determined to make a real difference in the lives of those who matter most: our patients and their families.
If you're ready to be part of a team that's dedicated to continuous improvement, come join us and let's make a difference together!
Working with the transplant coordination team will provide you with excellent job satisfaction as you will be coordinating and liaising with key transplant centres in Birmingham, Liverpool, and other nearby areas.
To work with patients requiring this gold standard renal replacement therapy makes the job so worthwhile when you see them pre and post-transplant.
For full duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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