Paediatric Nephrology Clinical Nurse Specialist

at  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 6 nurse to join the Paediatric Nephrology Nurse Specialist team at Southampton Children’s Hospital for 4 month fixed term period. The successful candidate must have experience working in Paediatric Nephrology and ideally have attended a recognised renal course. Competence in peritoneal dialysis is essential and haemodialysis skill desirable. The CNS service covers core working hours; there is some flexibility in shift patterns.
The Paediatric Nephrology service accepts patients from across the Wessex region; a population of approximately 8.4million. We have inpatient beds on a shared specialism ward, with a separate haemodialysis unit housing 4 stations. In addition we have a large Chronic Kidney Disease out patient population and an established shared care, transplant service.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
What we can offer you
Southampton Children’s hospital is a 115 bedded hospital catering for both local and regional children from the Wessex Region including the Channel Isles. Southampton’s Children’s Hospital is a Major Paediatric Trauma Centre in the region.
The children’s hospital provides specialist intensive and high dependency care, regional cardiac, neurological and neuro surgery, regional orthopaedic, urology, general , renal and ear nose and throat surgery and is the regional oncology centre. The children hospital has a dedicated children’s emergency department, day surgical / medical unit, children’s outpatients and Bursledon House which is a specialist unit treating a range of conditions. Southampton Children’s Hospital is a centre for paediatric research projects.
Within the site also sits our tertiary level 3 medical and surgical neonatal unit.
Our specialist paediatric consultants, nurses and wider healthcare teams offer a wide range of diagnosis, treatment and support facilities for children and their parents.
The Children’s Hospital offers many learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to with support from ward based Clinical Facilitators and a central Paediatric Education Team.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
What you’ll do

Working with the existing multidisciplinary team you will be responsible for:

• Supporting patients with stage 3, 4 and 5 Chronic Kidney Disease providing specialist nursing care to the patients and their families.
• Dealing with sensitive and distressing situations, managing these is an appropriate manner
• Managing your own work load, assessing and prioritising with agreed specialist guidelines
• Contributing to the development of the specialist service, ensuring documentation and programmes of care are updated regularly.
• Ensuring documentation is completed to Trust policy and in accordance with NMC requirements
• Participating in the on-call rota (advice only) and having involvement with PD and/or transplant clinics
• Building good working relationships with the multidisciplinary team and providing support to staff on the ward

• Supporting patients with stage 3, 4 and 5 Chronic Kidney Disease providing specialist nursing care to the patients and their families.
• Dealing with sensitive and distressing situations, managing these is an appropriate manner
• Managing your own work load, assessing and prioritising with agreed specialist guidelines
• Contributing to the development of the specialist service, ensuring documentation and programmes of care are updated regularly.
• Ensuring documentation is completed to Trust policy and in accordance with NMC requirements
• Participating in the on-call rota (advice only) and having involvement with PD and/or transplant clinics
• Building good working relationships with the multidisciplinary team and providing support to staff on the war