This post is fixed term for 12 months.
We are recruiting to the post of Liver Co-ordinator.
NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Liver Co-ordinator at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.
Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. A collaborative, person-focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
As part of the Scottish Liver Transplant Team, the post holder will provide expert professional and clinical care advice to patients, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team. They will participate in providing specialist education for health care professionals and other professional groups regarding all aspects of the liver transplantation process.
Supported by the transplant coordinators, they will promote awareness and disseminate information amongst health care professionals, the general public, and the media regarding the need for organs for transplantation.
They will be expected to support research projects ensuring evidence-based practice in the specialist area and to motivate staff to provide high standards of care by acting as a role model.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please email loth.liverTransplantRecipientCoordinator@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk.
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