A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
The Guernsey Renal Satellite Unit is currently recruiting a full time substantive Band 6 Renal Nurse to work within the dialysis satellite setting. Candidates should be able to demonstrate leadership skills, have recent experience in renal care and dialysis, be passionate in providing excellent care for patients with chronic needs and take pride in contributing to a good working environment in which patients receive a high standard of care.
The Guernsey Renal Unit is a satellite service of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) in Guernsey, Channel Islands (near France).
Closing Date: 1st January 2025
GSTT Renal Service is one of the largest in SE England. We are one of the leading centres in the UK for Renal, Transplant and Urology. As a band 6 nurse, your role will be to effectively coordinate safe and compassionate care with the multidisciplinary team in a person-centred approach.
You will have excellent communication and organisational skills together with an ability to be flexible and be responsive to patients’ needs. You will be involved with the day-to-day management and operational running of the unit.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
• Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
• Demonstrate appropriate clinical practice and decision-making in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
• Be responsible for assessing and planning care for new patients on
haemodialysis, delivering appropriate information and education.
Plan, implement and evaluate education and training programmes for patients and Carers, develop training packages as required.
• Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication
including transfusion of blood and blood products
• Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the
speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
• Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
• Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
• Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals. To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
• Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with own scope of practice guided by the NMC code of professional conduct. He or she takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
• Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring specialist clinical skills and responsible for carrying out renal procedures.
• To be responsible, for maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff within the clinical environment. Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately
• Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available.
• Support and enable patients and Carers to make informed decisions
relating to their treatment and management.
• Participate in case conferences in relation to the management of patients, ensuring the coordination of ongoing care.
• Ensure staff take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood).
• A key member of the multidisciplinary team in supporting patients and their Carers during the delivery of bad news such as caring for the terminally ill patients and the event of death.
• Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure need are met.
• To be an effective communicator with patients/Carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
• Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
• Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to
assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review.
Please see attached Job Description for full details
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Jan 2025