We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic RGN to join our friendly and highly skilled nursing team. The unit has 30 Dialysis stations where our patients attend for dialysis 3 times a week. We are situated approximately 1 mile away from the main Derriford site and we are located in Estover. There is free parking.
We are a Nurse Led unit offering patient centred care to 170 patients from Devon and Cornwall. We have satellite dialysis units at Kingsbridge and Saltash. We are fully committed to providing a supportive learning environment for all of our nurses. You will be encouraged to develop mentoring of students, and new staff. We are working in partnership with Plymouth University to provide specialist renal training to nurses who wish to undertake further academic training.
Our working hours are:
- Monday-Saturday Early shift 06:30-14:30
- Late shift 12:00-20:00
- LD 6.30-20.00
If you are keen to join an excellent team of staff then why not come and visit the unit and see for yourself. The successful applicant will need to be enthusiastic, visionary and self motivated with an interest in teaching and staff development.
Ability to travel between sites is essential.
Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for co-ordinating and delivering effective specialized quality nursing care ensuring the area of work runs smoothly and efficiently.
- To provide clinical expertise and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Supervision and direction of junior nursing staff, healthcare assistants and learners.
- Take part ward/haemodialysis rotation programme to provide specialist renal treatments using highly complex dialysis machinery.
- In the absence of Ward Sister/Deputy, regularly assumes responsibility for the ward/unit, utilising knowledge of standards, policies and procedures outlined by the trust.
- To provide leadership and act as role model for other staff members.
- Contributes to the management of risk, both clinical and financial.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
Job responsibilities
- Providing and delivering a high standard of specialist nursing care by initiating and co-coordinating the assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence within the Haemodialysis, Transplantation, Peritoneal teams.
- Commencement of haemodialysis, cannulation and termination of dialysis using highly complex specialist dialysis equipment to include problem solving skills.
- Care of the haemodialysis patient with Percutaneous Access to include problem solving skills.
- Interpret any machine alarms and take corrective action.
- Assist in the care of patients undergoing minor surgical interventions recognising problems and initiating action when required.
- To carry out clinical observations on patients, recognising, recording and using a problem solving approach act on all changes in patients condition. To include early recognition and intervention of acute dialysis symptoms administration of intravenous fluids/medication as appropriate.
- Utilise a problem solving approach to patient care.
- Promoting and delivering health education within the clinical area and advise patient, family, and others in health promotion issues.
- Engage; interact with carers/family encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care, planning.
- Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
- Supervising, assessing, and supporting Registered Nurses and Health Care Professionals to including bank and agency staff in the clinical setting.
- Increasing the level of knowledge and skills within the Ward/Directorate through sharing best practice, mentoring and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
- Implementing and sharing good infection control practice.
- Undertaking manual handling assessments and ensuring identified actions are met and implemented.
- Day to day direct supervision of a team of patients and staff.
Please see JD & PS for further details.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
- Demonstrable post registration experience in a relevant clinical area.
- Proven evidence of recent Continuing Professional development.
- Demonstrable experience in cannulation.
Qualifications
- NMC Registration.
- Demonstrable good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
- Numerate.
- Demonstrate potential management abilities.
- Demonstrable ability to facilitate change within the work area.
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.
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata.
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