Clinical Nurse Specialist

3 months ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 specialist nurse role in the renal outpatient team.

Candidates should be committed to the provision of high quality patient care, be highly motivated, dynamic, enthusiastic and demonstrate excellent communication skills

Renal experience is essential as the role will involve supporting the pre dialysis service.

Main duties of the job

Provide education to patients with chronic kidney disease on the various forms of renal replacement treatment. The treatment options include haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, transplant, or conservative management. A good understanding of these is essential. Education is provided to patients in hospital and also at the dialysis unit off site. Help organise education days for patients and raise awareness of CKD at other relevant events On-going surveillance of pre-dialysis patients, in-putting data and documentation Assist with a current on-going research study. Assist in the renal vaccination clinic.

Applicants must drive and have access to a car for work as will be required to make home visits and home assessment for those patients choosing a home therapy.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi- professional team, patients and carers within their Speciality Service.

The post holder will have a responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team will work collaboratively to develop services and improve the quality of care delivered.

The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offering highly specialist service advise this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, management and education.

The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group / speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework.

This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice, leadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse / Midwife Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

Recordable specialist qualification Independent Nurse Prescribing ECDL

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience Extensive clinical experience Involvement in audit

Desirable

Participation in research Evidence of leading and facilitating change

Knowledge

Essential

In depth specialist knowledge

Skills

Essential

Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills Effective communicator Root Cause Analysis Leadership & motivation skills Ability to motivate self and others Evidence of audit and change management ability Computer literate Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team

Other

Essential

Diplomatic Assertive and confident Recognition of own limitations Able to travel between sites Flexibility

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