Job summary
Home Dialysis Renal Nurse
The post holder will support training for Home Dialysis planned and urgent dialysis treatment start. The successful candidate will work proactively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure a consistent, integrated and seamless approach to patient care and will work closely with ward and dialysis units to ensure high standards of staff and patient education are met.
The post holder will need to visit patients at home to assess patients and obtain specimens so will need unrestricted access to a motor vehicle insured for business purposes.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will support training for Home Dialysis planned and urgent starts. The post holder will be required to maintain haemodialysis skills in order to support the renal unit. The post holder will need to work flexibly as part of the renal CNS team to support colleagues as required to include working closely with and at times the renal unit.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical activities will include:
Training patients to learn peritoneal and haemodialysis. Staff training will be supported and competency assessed to ensure patient safety.
Phlebotomy - will include visiting patients in their homes to obtain samples.
Removal of clips/sutures following dialysis access surgery.
Perform dialysis adequacy tests.
For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical activities will include:
Training patients to learn peritoneal and haemodialysis. Staff training will be supported and competency assessed to ensure patient safety.
Phlebotomy - will include visiting patients in their homes to obtain samples.
Removal of clips/sutures following dialysis access surgery.
Perform dialysis adequacy tests.
For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration.
- The ability to travel independently for patient visits and training and have unrestricted access to a motor vehicle insured for business purposes
Desirable
- University qualification in specialty
- Teaching I assessmentI mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant nursing experience within specialty
- Audit / research experience
- Has an understanding of both Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
- Good standard of written and spoken English
Desirable
- Teaching and education experience
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration.
- The ability to travel independently for patient visits and training and have unrestricted access to a motor vehicle insured for business purposes
Desirable
- University qualification in specialty
- Teaching I assessmentI mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant nursing experience within specialty
- Audit / research experience
- Has an understanding of both Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
- Good standard of written and spoken English
Desirable
- Teaching and education experience
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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