Home Therapies Specialist Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Fantastic opportunity for a Band 6 Home Therapies Specialist Nurse to join our small but close team who work together to enable the development of the Home Therapies service.

The successful applicant will provide highly specialist Renal care within the hospital and community setting to those patients with renal conditions who have complex needs, using highly specialist clinical knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

Provide holistic specialist nursing to patients with renal disease, assessing physical, psychological and social needs, implementing clinical management plans as agreed by renal multi-disciplinary team.

Provide one to one counselling to patients on life changing treatments, ensuring patients understand complex requirements of their chronic disease management and comply with treatment modality regimes.

Manage own day to day activity in relation to patient caseload and needs of service, ensuring balance of clinical, education and management achieved.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of Renal Nurse Specialist involves independent working between Arrowe Park, Clatterbridge Hospital, Countess of Chester Hospital and patients homes and therefore requires a broad spectrum of clinical and communication skills, including the use of multiple information technology systems and trust policies and procedures.

The role encompasses the clinical management of a range of patient cohorts including pre dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, in centre (self-care), home haemodialysis and renal vasculitis patients requiring intravenous chemotherapy. Each cohort is led and managed within the individual scope and competencies of the Renal Specialist Nurse.

In collaboration with Home Therapies Manager and within clinical competence, there will be overlap between each cohort, ensuring effective provision of all aspects of clinical care.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The role of Renal Nurse Specialist involves independent working between Arrowe Park, Clatterbridge Hospital, Countess of Chester Hospital and patients homes and therefore requires a broad spectrum of clinical and communication skills, including the use of multiple information technology systems and trust policies and procedures.

The role encompasses the clinical management of a range of patient cohorts including pre dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, in centre (self-care), home haemodialysis and renal vasculitis patients requiring intravenous chemotherapy. Each cohort is led and managed within the individual scope and competencies of the Renal Specialist Nurse.

In collaboration with Home Therapies Manager and within clinical competence, there will be overlap between each cohort, ensuring effective provision of all aspects of clinical care.

Person Specification

Registered Nurse

Essential

• NMC Registered
• Renal Experience

Desirable

• Renal course or equivilant
• Home Therapies experience

Person Specification
Registered Nurse

Essential

• NMC Registered
• Renal Experience

Desirable

• Renal course or equivilant
• Home Therapies experience

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Arrowe Road

Upton

CH49 5PE

United Kingdom

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