Job summary
Employer heading
Renal Registered Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 5 Nurse to join the Renal Day Case Unit The Renal Day Case Unit is a day unit situated on the fifth floor next to ward 50 .
This area involve providing care and support for patients undergoing for renal procedures as a day case basis. You will be assessing patient needs,administering treatments,monitoring vitals signs and ensuring vital signs and safety. Additionally you will be responsible for educating patients ,organising treatment plans with other health professional team. Training and support will be provided.
Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post.
Main duties of the job
Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times
Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.
A competent practitioner, teaching, assessing and supervising/providing mentorship to appropriate students or junior staff.
Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and users
Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities to support patient care pathways
Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedure
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Participate in the renal rotational programme to gain experience in all areas of renal medicine and renal replacement therapies. i.e Ward 50 and Haemodialysis
- Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data
- Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g in an unexpected event
- Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event
- Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times
- Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ciby Jose
- Job title
- Renal Day Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476967703
- Additional information
Mon-Fri 07:30- 15-30
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