Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the energy and drive, together with extensive experience as a first level registered nurse with a background in acute care, to join our AKI team of nurse specialists.
The AKI team is both proactive working across the organisation on reducing the incidents/impact of AKI as well as reactive to the daily needs of the AKI inpatient population. The role works closely with the rostered consultant nephrologist but is independent and autonomous with its own daily workload.
Queens Medical Centre is part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust formed in 2006 we are now one of the biggest and busiest acute trusts in England. We have achieved both a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services. The major trauma centre (based at QMC) is one of a national network of specialist centres. This means the workload is always varied and always interesting.
Main duties of the job
The role will provide and lead a 5 day service, which does not include nights, and is based at Queens Medical Centre campus.
Along with your specialist nurse colleagues, and with the support of the rostered consultant nephrologist, you will manage a caseload of patients with acute kidney injury ensuring key clinical interventions are undertaken. You will be expected to liaise with the whole spectrum of the MDT to ensure all clinical measures are delivered. You will also support the increase in awareness and understanding of AKI sharing your specialist knowledge during the day-to-day interactions with individuals and teams across the trust as well as providing dedicated education sessions.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive, and patient-focused workforce.
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our values are: Caring and Helpful; Safe and Vigilant for our patients and colleagues; Being Clinically Excellent and driving innovation to meet the needs of our patients; Using our Resources wisely whilst; Providing Quality products, services and experiences for staff and patients.
If you are a committed, flexible, team-player who insists in the best possible care for your patients and are ready to become part of the AKI team then we'd love to hear from you.
Some of the benefits of working for our organisation include:
* Opportunities for to be innovative/creative in the workplace
* Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team
* Salary sacrifice schemes
* Cycle to work and travel
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
You will be responsible for the provision of delivering specialist nursing knowledge and advice on care and treatment for a defined patient group working as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team.
This role involves working as part of a specialist team involved in identifying patients with AKI using an e-alert system. This will include demonstrating expert practice and highly specialised advice in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
The role will involve education of both nursing and medical staff in the recognition and treatment of AKI.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
* Degree in health/nursing related studies or be working towards
* Suitable teaching and assessing qualification
* Research training/experience
Experience
* Extensive post-registration experience in an acute care setting
* Evidence of ability to act as a mentor
* Experience working with specialty specific patients
* Experience in use of hospital information systems and IT packages
* Nephrology or critical care experience
Communication and relationship
* Able to present and receive complex clinical information to a multi-professional audience
* Able to convey sensitive information in an empathic manner to staff and patients / clients
* Evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
Analytical and Judgement
* Able to respond to problems / situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place
* Ability to generate, analyse and present reports and documents
Planning and organisation
* Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and able recognise and respond appropriately to urgent situations
* Evidence of leadership experience
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.
Address
Queens Medical Centre campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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