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The Renal Transplant Team is seeking an enthusiastic individual for the post of Transplant Nurse Practitioner. The successful candidate will be working as part of the renal team within the South West Transplant Centre. We are a regional transplant unit responsible for coordinating the care of living kidney donors, and potential renal transplant recipients. We also provide long-term follow-up care to patients who have received a kidney and/or pancreas transplant. This is a rotational post within the roles of working in the post-transplant role, the pre-transplant role, and a supporting living donor coordinator role. Rotations can occur every 2-3 years or sooner depending on service management.
The successful candidate should have demonstrable experience working within the area of transplantation and/or in a health promotion/screening role or in another specialist area managing their own caseload as renal teaching will be provided to undertake this role.
Working hours are 37.5 hours across Monday–Friday 8am-4pm.
Participate in a 1:6 on-call for national kidney offers.
Assist in the provision of a regional specialist transplant programme. The geographical area covers the Southwest Peninsula with a population of 2.2 million covering the areas of Cornwall, Plymouth, and the South of Exeter.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate expert nursing care and provide Specialist nursing support to potential live donors and recipients, as well as their carers within the Southwest Peninsula. Under the supervision of the live donor coordinators, the post holder will have continuing responsibility for the coordination and organisation of individual treatment programmes throughout the living donor pathway and work to develop communication across divisional, regional, national, and occasional international organisational boundaries.
Manage the care of potential transplant recipients being assessed for transplantation by maintaining the transplant waiting list. Manage new and ongoing referrals, facilitate the multidisciplinary team meetings, and organise the transplant assessment clinic. Provide annual consenting for recipients active on the waiting list.
Provide follow-up care and education to recipients who have received kidney transplants, pancreas transplants, and combined kidney and pancreas transplants. Facilitate the transplant follow-up clinics.
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence, and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte Hart Job title: Living Donor Coordinator Email address: charlotte.hart3@nhs.net Telephone number: 01752 439955
Linda Boorer
Nurse Consultant in Renal Transplantation
lindaboorer@nhs.net
01752 431211
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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