Job summary
The Home Dialysis Service for University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire has over 20 patients performing haemodialysis at home. Joining our team at this exciting time will allow us to expand the service to enable more patients to enjoy the freedom of self-care and increased autonomy while living with a chronic illness.
This role involves visiting and assessment within the patients home and our area covers the whole of Coventry and Warwickshire. Therefore the post holder must hold a Full UK Driving Licence and be able to use their own motor vehicle for work and hold insurance for business use.
You will be fully supported to enable the provision of high-quality clinical care for a caseload of home dialysis patients who require renal replacement therapy.
*Interviews for this role are due to take place 9th November 2023
Main duties of the job
Training renal patients to undertake haemodialysis within their own homes away from clinic settings and to maintain their safety at all times.
To facilitate with the patient education sessions for end stage renal patients to make a decision on treatments options available to them.
Autonomous working across the Coventry and Warwickshire area visiting a patients in their own homes to complete assessments and ensuring they are receiving an adequate dialysis.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- the pathway for acceptance of new patients onto the home dialysis programme, promoting holistic care, independence and minimum disruption to their lives.
- Assist in the development and review of clinical protocols together with Manager and medical Consultants.
- Demonstrate, monitor and identify shortfalls in standards of documentation and legal records pertaining to patient care.
- Participate in research and networking programs appropriate to the advancement of the home dialysis/renal department, as identified and agreed by the manager and lead consultants.
- Assist and support the implementation of quality monitoring systems and patient satisfaction surveys, completing the relevant documentation in support of this and reporting through the multidisciplinary meetings.
- Actively seek patient and carer views on their experience and feed back to the team to improve understanding and communication between patients and health professionals.
- Assist in the monitoring of all aspects of clinical governance locally including clinical incident reporting.
- Support the supervision and management of Home Dialysis clinical nursing practice and staff re-training and assessment.
- Support and ensure adherence to the clinical governance framework for Home Haemodialysis nursing by ensuring appropriate policies, protocols and guidelines are in place to support specialist practice.
- With senior staff, identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk issues reporting to Home Dialysis Manager, Matron and Service Manager
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- the pathway for acceptance of new patients onto the home dialysis programme, promoting holistic care, independence and minimum disruption to their lives.
- Assist in the development and review of clinical protocols together with Manager and medical Consultants.
- Demonstrate, monitor and identify shortfalls in standards of documentation and legal records pertaining to patient care.
- Participate in research and networking programs appropriate to the advancement of the home dialysis/renal department, as identified and agreed by the manager and lead consultants.
- Assist and support the implementation of quality monitoring systems and patient satisfaction surveys, completing the relevant documentation in support of this and reporting through the multidisciplinary meetings.
- Actively seek patient and carer views on their experience and feed back to the team to improve understanding and communication between patients and health professionals.
- Assist in the monitoring of all aspects of clinical governance locally including clinical incident reporting.
- Support the supervision and management of Home Dialysis clinical nursing practice and staff re-training and assessment.
- Support and ensure adherence to the clinical governance framework for Home Haemodialysis nursing by ensuring appropriate policies, protocols and guidelines are in place to support specialist practice.
- With senior staff, identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk issues reporting to Home Dialysis Manager, Matron and Service Manager
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
