Job responsibilities
JOB
DESCRIPTON AND PERSON SPECICIATION
1. JOB DETAILS
Job
Title: Nurse
Specialist - Renal Transplant
Reports
To: Senior Clinical
Nurse Specialist
Accountable
To: Transplant Co-ordinator
and Lead Nurse
Band: 6
Unit/Department: Renal Services
Directorate: Abdominal Medicine &
Surgery
Location: St Jamess Hospital
AFC
Job No:
2. JOB PURPOSE
The
jobholder will be joining an established team of clinical nurse specialists
who provide care to a caseload of approximately 1250 post renal transplant
patients. The jobholder will play a key role in the initial post-transplant
phase supporting their inpatient journey. The jobholder will then go on to
support them the patients in the early transplant clinic, where the jobholder
will have the opportunity to support the patient as they navigate their new
lives post-transplant.
The
jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to a specific
patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality
service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources.
3. JOB
DIMENSIONS
The
jobholder will join the team responsible for the care of all Leeds renal
transplant patients. In the initial
phase the post holder will be instrumental in managing the inpatient
workload, including daily ward visits, delivering vital bedside ERAS training
and support, providing comprehensive discharge education, and actively
participating in ward rounds. Their focused attention during this early stage
is paramount to facilitating timely and well-informed discharges.
These
clinical visits are intended to compliment normal outpatient visits with
medical staff and to work with medical staff in the capacity of nurse support
to all recipients of renal transplants.
4. ORGANISATIONAL CHART
5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Level 1)
Recognised teaching/assessing
qualification
Post registration qualification in
specialty
Experience
Substantial experience at Band 5 or
equivalent including experience within a relevant specialty area during which
time the following experience should have been gained:
Clinical audit and standard setting
Service development and or change
management (desirable)
Skills
Communication
Teaching
Leadership
IT skills
Knowledge
Experience and knowledge of
specialty
Current issues in healthcare
Standards of professional practice
Personal
Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator
Assertiveness
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of
lateral thinking
6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Additionally
the following are core values which related specifically to this post:
Commitment to maintain high
standards of care in accordance with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
(LTHT) guidelines and policies.
Commitment to own development and
the development of junior staff.
Commitment to the development of
nursing within the clinical setting.
Commitment to working in a
multi-disciplinary team.
Commitment to support, uphold and
demonstrate the core values and behaviours of LTHT.
Commitment to lifelong learning, to
maintain personal development within the role.
7. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Communication skills
Teaching and assessment skills
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Change management skills
Understanding of research based
practice research conscious
Team player
Conflict management
Managing stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues
within their own control
Ability to act professionally at
all times
8. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Understanding of the local and
national nursing agenda
Understanding of relevant National
Service Frameworks (if appropriate)
Awareness of Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
Understanding of organisational
structures
9. PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
Acts in accordance with the Nursing
and Midwifery Code of Conduct
Clinical care delivery
- Provide a clinical lead and role
model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
- Undertake clinical procedures where
dexterity and accuracy are required
- Maintain a safe working environment
Responsibilities
for patient and client care
- Assess, plan, implement and
evaluate care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and clinical
skills, advising patients and relatives as appropriate.
- Organises own clinical workload and
that of more junior members of CNS team.
- Receives supervision of clinical
care and outcomes from Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Manager.
Freedom
to act
- Refer patients as appropriate to
other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Makes clinical assessments and
treatment decisions and delivers care within clearly defined policies and
protocols
Communication
- Maintains accurate clinical and
other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Support patients and their
families, communicating sensitive condition related information, ensuring
they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care
delivery
- Liaise with the multi-disciplinary
team and Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of
care delivery
Education and Training
- Provide training and education of
learners and other junior staff
- Actively participate in the
development of own personal development plan and performance review
- Provide education and training to
patients and their carers.
- Keep up to date with developments
and advances within the specialty
Leadership and management
- Investigate and respond to
accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events.
- Work with team managers and lead
nurse to promote the development of Clinical Nurse Specialists to undertake
the CNO Ten Key Roles as appropriate to the team.
- Under the direction of the Lead
Nurse participates in or lead the development of specific elements of nursing
practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans.
- Participates in the setting,
monitoring and improvement of
standards and quality of patient care, including those standards defined
in the National Benchmarks for
Essential Care
- Promote evidence-based practice,
wherever possible
- Engage users and carers views on
service delivery and development.
- Exercises a personal duty of care
in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and
supplies appropriately.
- Responsible for the day to day
supervision of junior clinical staff and students within the specialist team.
- Maintains record of workload and
performance monitoring information and reviews this on a regular basis with
team manager.
Research and Audit
- Contribute to the research agenda
- Undertake audit programmes specific
to client group, treatments and developments.
- Participate in clinical trials as
appropriate.
HEALTH
AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
All
staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and
improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service
users. This includes complying at all
times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health
and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working
procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting
system.
INFECTION
CONTROL
The
jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practicing Universal
Infection Control Precautions. Hand
hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their
environment.
EQUALITY
AND DIVERSITY
The
jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure
equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the
individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient
or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender,
ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
PATIENT
AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The
Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and
planning services. All staff have a
responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to
service improvements based on patient feedback.
TRAINING
AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The
jobholder must take responsibility, in agreement with his/her line manager,
for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional
Development remains a priority. The
job holder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
RESPECT
FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The
job holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not
divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the
role.
10. COMMUNICATION AND WORKING
RELATIONSHIPS
Lead Nurse
All grades nursing staff
Allied Health Professionals
Medical staff
Members of Clinical Management Team
Primary Care Trusts
11. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
PHYSICAL
EFFORT
There
is a frequent requirement for job holder to spend a substantial proportion of
their working time sitting or standing in a restricted position and an
occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort.
