Senior Renal Transplant Coordinator at Equans Working with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Jul, 26

Salary

64700.0

Posted On

10 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Renal transplantation, Clinical leadership, Team management, Patient care, Chronic kidney disease management, Vasculitis service coordination, Nurse-led clinics, Clinical governance, Policy development, Staff development, Multidisciplinary team collaboration, Physical assessment, Non-medical prescribing, Research evaluation

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Company Description Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff. Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Job Description Band: 8a - £57,528 - £64.70 Hours: 37.5 Contract: Permanent The Wessex Kidney Centre (WKC) at Queen Alexandra Hospital is a regional renal and transplant centre, looking after more than 1,500 patients on renal replacement therapy (transplant, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) and performing around 100 kidney transplants a year. We are a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, with expertise across a range of subspecialties. There is now an exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic specialist team in developing the service providing specialist, individual care to patients and their carers throughout the transplant process. This is a challenging and rewarding post where you will be given every opportunity to develop your potential. You will be expected to provide leadership in the management of all aspects of transplantation working in partnership with the MDT team (including Renal Consultants & Transplant Surgeons ,Theatres, Critical Care & Surgical Teams, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Administration, Governance, and Quality Teams, external satellite dialysis units, regional transplant centres and vasculitis & CKD specialists). this post is a key leadership role to support service delivery and growth, staff development, and ensure the delivery of excellent patient care. We are looking for a clinical expert who can lead a team as well as contribute as a role model in delivering high quality patient care. Main duties of the job The post holder will have an advanced level of knowledge and expertise and provide leadership in the management of all aspects of transplantation working in partnership with the clinical leads and senior nursing team. Additionally, the post-holder will have a role in coordinating the Vasculitis Service and Virtual Chronic Kidney Disease (vCKD) Service, but these responsibilities will be supplementary to the primary transplant coordination role. The post-holder will also perform nurse-led clinics for the transplant service, guiding the team and service towards a more nurse-led model of care. The post holder will provide clear focus for clinical leadership within the service. They will be highly visible and responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality of care. To be responsible for writing, implementing and evaluating clinical guidelines, promoting practice developments within the clinical governance framework to ensure local and national objectives are achieved. They will be responsible for coordinating care, monitoring the quality of care and ensuring the needs of pre transplant, waiting list and post-transplant patients are always at the centre of that care. A proportion of time will be spent working clinically. They will provide professional leadership and management to the defined team of transplant co-ordinators, demonstrating a supportive and flexible leadership approach and a proactive, responsible attitude so as to promote confidence in the team and the service. You will be required to explore current practice, identifying areas for development, and plan the appropriate change using research and experience to evaluate the outcomes. Please refer to the Job Description for further details Qualifications Essential: Current, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration specialist qualifications. First degree essential and evidence of working towards Masters Renal Course qualification Substantial experience of care management, experience of working in a senior role (Band 7) and with evidence of professional development. Recognised teaching qualification /experience Management qualification History Taking and Physical Assessment Course Non-Medical Prescribing Course. NMC Registered as an Independent Prescriber. Evidence of advanced clinical practice development Desirable: Teaching/mentorship qualification. Experience in managing vasculitis and administering drugs like rituximab. Leadership development programme Budget management Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources Additional Information The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. Weekly Hours / Programmed Activities: 37.5 Salary Band: Band 8a Staff Group: Nursing and Midwifery Registered Contract Type: Permanent Job Area: Nursing

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Responsibilities

The post holder will provide clinical leadership for the renal transplant service, managing all aspects of patient care in partnership with the multidisciplinary team. They will also coordinate the Vasculitis and Virtual Chronic Kidney Disease services while performing nurse-led clinics and driving service development.