Job overview
Specialist Nurse working with patients on peritoneal dialysis. supporting them at home. Working in the hospital and community within the renal unit.
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of the Oxford Kidney Unit Peritoneal Dialysis Team providing support, education, training and advice to patient’s requiring home treatment for chronic renal failure.
To be responsible for a caseload of home patients, ensuring that they are receiving an optimal amount of dialysis and a high standard of treatment & care, either in the community or in the hospital.
To work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, primary health care team and outside agencies, ie. Suppliers of products, to provide a holistic approach to caring for home therapies.
To be a supportive team member and to develop evidence-based home therapies renal knowledge.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view
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