Job summary
We are looking for a Band 6 Home Haemodialysis Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
If you enjoy teaching and have a strong desire to help, haemodialysis patients remain as independent as possible, then this is the job for you.
Must be a registered nurse with Renal Course, Mentorship/998 or any relevant teaching qualification.
The team are responsible for both the assessment of potential new patients keen to join the programme and their training, as well as providing ongoing support for established patients performing Home Haemodialysis. You will provide home visits if these patients are having a particular dialysis problem. You will work closely with the Home Haemodialysis Clinical Lead Consultant as well as the Home Haemodialysis technical team.
Once fully acquainted with our current processes, procedures and most importantly, our patients, you will help to steer the programme through the next stage of its expansion.
Working Hours: The team currently operates (37.5 hrs), Monday to Saturday. The hours will be worked on a rotational basis, 8am to 4pm and 9am to 5pm.
The current base for the Home Haemodialysis Team is Sydenham Dialysis Unit. Patient training is undertaken in the new designated training area's at Sydenham Dialysis Unit.
Main duties of the job
You will need to use your excellent communication skills and your ability to teach with clarity and enthusiasm! You will need to be skilled in haemodialysis and be willing to become an expert with regards to using and teaching others about our current equipment.
You and your Nurse Manager will train and look after these patients autonomously once they are at home but with the full support of one of our Consultant Nephrologists, the wider Home Therapies team and our hospital and satellite dialysis teams.
Due to the nature of the job, all team members are required to drive and therefore must hold a full, clean driving license. We have a Lone Working Policy to ensure that staff visiting patients at home are kept safe and supported.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical Practice
- To be an effective practitioner and professional role model, able to work independently and with the ability to demonstrate clinical expertise in all aspects of the care of patients with renal
- To apply Trust policy and guidelines to clinical
- To act as a resource person to others, providing accurate information, advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team and patients/relatives.
- Together with the senior home HD Sister, to co-ordinate the number of patients wishing to be trained to go home and to maintain their treatment on the
- To have advanced holistic patient assessment skills (i.e.: history taking and physical examination skills) so that clinical decision-making leads to prompt and appropriate action in the best interests of the patients
- Good verbal and written communication skills so that professional advice or care guidance and instructions are well understood by patients, their relatives and/or carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary
- Assisting in the training of friends and relatives who wishes to be considered to support patients for home HD and shared Utilises available counselling services.
- To maintain own clinical expertise and competency taking responsibility for own professional
- To support the senior Home HD nurse and Matron in processes of continuous quality improvement, formally evaluating standards of care and assisting in the implementation of changes in the light of such
- Act as patients advocate and counsel when informed discussion may lead to choices being made concerning treatment options or quality of life Ensure that all relevant information is accurately documented in patient records.
- To actively support the implementation of the Trust nursing strategy and uphold the ethos of the local
2. Clinical Governance
- Continually review own and others clinical practice with the aim for patients to receive best
- To facilitate the education and development of the nursing team, contributing to the teaching and mentorship programmes within the Trust, being actively involved in the education of
- To ensure that all nurses allocated to the team have a designated mentor/preceptor and participate in the mentorship and supervision of pre and post registration
- Actively seek relevant research findings, which support clinical practice and participate actively with trust approved research studies within the With the Senior Home HD, liaises with the Renal LP and or Assistant Director of Nursing (Education and Research) on any nursing research proposals, and when approved, the progress of these.
3. Education and Research
- To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students
- To demonstrate the use of information and research findings to support and promote evidence based practice within the clinical area
- To participate in research and audit within the unit
- To assist in setting up protocols and guidelines to enhance best practice
- To assist in auditing of these protocols and guidelines
- To participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice
4. Management
- In the absence of the Senior Sister, accept responsibility for the day-to- day management of a clinical service, ensuring the service to patients is maintained at a high This will include deputising for the Senior Sister and being actively involved in the management of the service.
- To ensure clinical nursing activity is based upon the units policies and practices, ensuring that the units policy documents are updated and made available to all
- To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas of the renal unit and all other associated clinical areas within King's College Hospital NHS Trust.
- To keep the Senior Sister/ Matron informed of any incidents or occurrences within the patients home in relation to treatment and to deal with these as per Trust
- To ensure issues/complaints are dealt with locally in line with Trust policies and in accordance with the NHS Complaints Procedure keeping the Senior Transplant Co-ordinator / Matron informed at all
- To attend and contribute to departmental meetings as
- Awareness of NHS resources to ensure appropriate and effective utilization of human and physical
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical Practice
- To be an effective practitioner and professional role model, able to work independently and with the ability to demonstrate clinical expertise in all aspects of the care of patients with renal
- To apply Trust policy and guidelines to clinical
- To act as a resource person to others, providing accurate information, advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team and patients/relatives.
- Together with the senior home HD Sister, to co-ordinate the number of patients wishing to be trained to go home and to maintain their treatment on the
- To have advanced holistic patient assessment skills (i.e.: history taking and physical examination skills) so that clinical decision-making leads to prompt and appropriate action in the best interests of the patients
- Good verbal and written communication skills so that professional advice or care guidance and instructions are well understood by patients, their relatives and/or carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary
- Assisting in the training of friends and relatives who wishes to be considered to support patients for home HD and shared Utilises available counselling services.
- To maintain own clinical expertise and competency taking responsibility for own professional
- To support the senior Home HD nurse and Matron in processes of continuous quality improvement, formally evaluating standards of care and assisting in the implementation of changes in the light of such
- Act as patients advocate and counsel when informed discussion may lead to choices being made concerning treatment options or quality of life Ensure that all relevant information is accurately documented in patient records.
- To actively support the implementation of the Trust nursing strategy and uphold the ethos of the local
2. Clinical Governance
- Continually review own and others clinical practice with the aim for patients to receive best
- To facilitate the education and development of the nursing team, contributing to the teaching and mentorship programmes within the Trust, being actively involved in the education of
- To ensure that all nurses allocated to the team have a designated mentor/preceptor and participate in the mentorship and supervision of pre and post registration
- Actively seek relevant research findings, which support clinical practice and participate actively with trust approved research studies within the With the Senior Home HD, liaises with the Renal LP and or Assistant Director of Nursing (Education and Research) on any nursing research proposals, and when approved, the progress of these.
3. Education and Research
- To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students
- To demonstrate the use of information and research findings to support and promote evidence based practice within the clinical area
- To participate in research and audit within the unit
- To assist in setting up protocols and guidelines to enhance best practice
- To assist in auditing of these protocols and guidelines
- To participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice
4. Management
- In the absence of the Senior Sister, accept responsibility for the day-to- day management of a clinical service, ensuring the service to patients is maintained at a high This will include deputising for the Senior Sister and being actively involved in the management of the service.
- To ensure clinical nursing activity is based upon the units policies and practices, ensuring that the units policy documents are updated and made available to all
- To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas of the renal unit and all other associated clinical areas within King's College Hospital NHS Trust.
- To keep the Senior Sister/ Matron informed of any incidents or occurrences within the patients home in relation to treatment and to deal with these as per Trust
- To ensure issues/complaints are dealt with locally in line with Trust policies and in accordance with the NHS Complaints Procedure keeping the Senior Transplant Co-ordinator / Matron informed at all
- To attend and contribute to departmental meetings as
- Awareness of NHS resources to ensure appropriate and effective utilization of human and physical
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- NMC Level 1 or Level 15 Registered Nurse
- Mentorship /998 or any relevant teaching course.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Renal NSF and its Impact on own role
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- NMC Level 1 or Level 15 Registered Nurse
- Mentorship /998 or any relevant teaching course.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Renal NSF and its Impact on own role
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
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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).
