Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
07/08/2024
Planned Interview
Date
14/08/2024
Are
you looking for a new and exciting challenge?
The
Abdominal Medicine and Surgery Clinical Service Unit are looking to appoint a
Liver transplant co-ordinator to join the existing team in providing care for
patients undergoing transplant assessment, waiting list management and
participate in a 1:5 oncall rota.
The
successful candidate will work closely with other members of the MDT and the
team will ensure that you receive the support you need to develop your
potential in this post.
If
you want to be part of the team and help us to shape the future of liver
transplant services please contact us for further information.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will have a key role in the development and delivery of a
specialised service for transplantation across LTHT.
The
post holder will be responsible for ensuring effective interdisciplinary and
multidisciplinary partnership working with key services. They will play an
integral role in order to develop the strategic provision of this service.
They will be responsible for the development of a clinical pathway and the
overall journey of the patient ensuring that patients are managed in
accordance with national standards and guidelines.
The
post holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients and the
assessment process, referring patients appropriately to other healthcare
professionals, medical, surgical, psychological and social.
They
will provide and manage an expert specialist service, developing an advanced
level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of care
acting as an ambassador for organ donation and transplantation
They
will participate in a 24/7, 365 days a year on call rota, receiving referrals
of organs offered for transplantation from the UK and Europe taking into
account the donor aetiology and clinical status with the consultant on call
to ensure safe, efficient and seamless co-ordination of transplant surgery
About us
The
AMS CSU brings together a number of specialist services to create one of the
largest and most exciting Clinical Service Units within the Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work within the Transplant
Co-ordinator team to develop and support our service for patients who require
transplantation within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Work as a highly specialised
nurse/practitioner, will work within the transplant Co-ordinator team using evidence based practice to develop
objectives and standards of clinical practice to support the delivery of the
transplant service
Continuously monitor services
provided to ensure that the highest professional standards are maintained and
audited.
Analyse data and present the
findings to the relevant personnel, locally, nationally and internationally
to promote the sharing of knowledge and practice
Ensure the most efficient and
effective use of resources available, implementing initiatives to ensure a
cost effective service
Lead on, participate in and support
others in the application of quality initiatives with the aim of streamlining
adult and paediatric transplantation for patients ensuring their assessment
through to transplant is efficient
As a team of highly specialised
nurses and practitioners, participate in analysing existing service delivery
and determine future service needs in line with local and national
requirements
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work within the Transplant
Co-ordinator team to develop and support our service for patients who require
transplantation within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Work as a highly specialised
nurse/practitioner, will work within the transplant Co-ordinator team using evidence based practice to develop
objectives and standards of clinical practice to support the delivery of the
transplant service
Continuously monitor services
provided to ensure that the highest professional standards are maintained and
audited.
Analyse data and present the
findings to the relevant personnel, locally, nationally and internationally
to promote the sharing of knowledge and practice
Ensure the most efficient and
effective use of resources available, implementing initiatives to ensure a
cost effective service
Lead on, participate in and support
others in the application of quality initiatives with the aim of streamlining
adult and paediatric transplantation for patients ensuring their assessment
through to transplant is efficient
As a team of highly specialised
nurses and practitioners, participate in analysing existing service delivery
and determine future service needs in line with local and national
requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1 or 2) / Registered Allied Health Professional
- Relevant professional degree
- A relevant specialist accredited post graduate course to masters level or equivalent
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- Management / leadership training
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Established clinical expertise
- Leadership
- Change management skills
- Enthusiastic
- Lateral thinker
- Excellent communication/negotiation/influencing skills
- Managing stress
- Good problem solver
- Time management skills
- Adaptable
- Able to use initiative
- Expert clinical practitioner
- Competent IT skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at senior level within a specific specialist area.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
- Evidence of reviewing current practice and research developments within a specialist area and application to clinical practice.
- Knowledge of National Health Service agenda & Specialist Nation Commissioning Group agenda.
- Knowledge of law relating to live and deceased donation and Human Tissue Authority Governance
Desirable
- Experience in developing others
- Development of standards / guidelines /policies.
- Service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1 or 2) / Registered Allied Health Professional
- Relevant professional degree
- A relevant specialist accredited post graduate course to masters level or equivalent
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- Management / leadership training
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Established clinical expertise
- Leadership
- Change management skills
- Enthusiastic
- Lateral thinker
- Excellent communication/negotiation/influencing skills
- Managing stress
- Good problem solver
- Time management skills
- Adaptable
- Able to use initiative
- Expert clinical practitioner
- Competent IT skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at senior level within a specific specialist area.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
- Evidence of reviewing current practice and research developments within a specialist area and application to clinical practice.
- Knowledge of National Health Service agenda & Specialist Nation Commissioning Group agenda.
- Knowledge of law relating to live and deceased donation and Human Tissue Authority Governance
Desirable
- Experience in developing others
- Development of standards / guidelines /policies.
- Service development
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).
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).
