Job summary
Employer heading
Renal Supportive Care Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
This is a twelve month post working at Shrewsbury and telford renal dialysis units to cover a secondment .
You will work alongside the Renal Supportive care lead to meet the role requirements. The post holder will manage a caseload and will ensure that all renal patients referred with complex palliative needs receive high quality symptom assessment, psychological support and specialist advice to meet their individual care needs.
Advanced care planning is an essential part of the role to ensure a smooth transition towards end of life care, this includes have delicate respect conversations with patients and their families.
The post holder will have excellent communication skills & demonstrate high levels of clinical decision-making and will monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, research and by teaching and providing support to professional colleagues.
Training and support will be given.
Main duties of the job
- To be able to communicate highly sensitive and complex information to professionals, patients and to those who are important to them. This communication could be about diagnosis, treatment or prognosis. Some of the communication can be contentious and will require high level communication skills.
- To develop, negotiate and agree individualised plans of care with the patient, their carers and those important to them.
- Holistically assess patients, take and analyse a clinical history in a relevant, succinct and logical manner, and use this information to guide the level of intervention offered to patients.
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the options for achieving symptom control and be able to advise the primary health care team appropriately.
- Advanced care planning
Working for our organisation
We are an organisation that strives to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision (“To provide excellent care for the communities we serve”) and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most – our patients and their families.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Considerable post registration experience in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of working on own initiative, and working within a team setting
- Awareness of relevant government initiatives with the relevance to Specialist palliative care and end-of-life care
Desirable criteria
- Proven palliative or oncology experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Evidence of own professional development and additional specialist training in relevant area to post-graduate diploma level
Desirable criteria
- Counselling qualification
- Recognised leadership / management course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Chronic care
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the care of Renal patients
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fern Morris
- Job title
- Renal Supportive care lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 493467
- Additional information
Supportive care mobile number - Fern Morris
01743 493467 or mobile 07546687110
Renal Unit manager
01743 492441
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
- Telephone
- 01743 492402
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