Clinical Nurse Specialist (Home Therapies)
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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Job summary
Home Therapies Clinical Nurse Specialist Band 6 at Royal Stoke, UHNM
18 months secondment
30 hours
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered nurse to join our experienced team of Home Therapy Clinical nurse specialists . We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with an interest in peritoneal and home haemodialysis, along with a commitment to continuous learning. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the team and will provide direct, safe and effective care to patients on home dialysis.
We offer you a friendly and supportive environment with a mentor and protected supernumerary period. Previous renal experience is desirable but not essential as fully training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the organisation and management of a caseload of Home dialysis patients, working autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of the patient.
- Provide specialist training to patients and support person to enable them to safely carry out Home dialysis treatments.
- Use excellent presentation skills to deliver training and education sessions and be able to manage varying levels of understanding
- Perform clinical assessments of patients on a Home Therapy, using up-to-date knowledge and skills in the planning, implementing and evaluation of care ensuring patients safety at all times.
- Promote patient autonomy through education and support to enable individuals to make informed decisions about their care.
- Refer to other specialist professionals that the patient may require as appropriate
- Act in an advisory capacity to provide support and advise to patients, support person, nursing staff and external agencies regarding all aspects of the patients chronic kidney condition.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Date posted
22 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
205-5564188
Job locations
Royal Stoke
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Royal Stoke
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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