Job summary
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Post-Transplant Clinic
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Band 5 nurse to join the Post-Transplant department.
The post-transplant team work Monday - Friday from 08:30am - 19:00pm, and offer outpatient clinical reviews and advise to patients who have received a renal transplant.
There are opportunities to rotate to other areas of Renal Services and to undertake further specialised training.
If you require any more information please contact us and we will be happy to discuss this further
Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post.
Main duties of the job
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
- Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur
- A competent practitioner, teaching, assessing and supervising/providing mentorship to appropriate students or junior staff
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and users
- Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities to support patient care pathways
- Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures
- Participate in the renal rotational programme to gain experience in all areas of renal medicine and renal replacement therapies. i.e Ward 50 and Haemodialysis
- Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data
- Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g in an unexpected event
- Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event
- Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times
- Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Desirable criteria
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Knowledge
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Skills
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lakhi Kaur
- Job title
- Post-Transplant Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476968246
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