Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Renal Nurse Specialist in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD Management) INTERNAL
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Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
This post is a Secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a highly specialist nurse to join the existing chronic kidney failure team as a 12 month secondment in Ysbyty Gwynedd. The successful post holder will be required to manage complex renal failure Patients living with kidney disease.
The postholder will be required to fully integrate with our other renal services to ensure care is provided at the point of patient need. Our key aim is to keep patients well at home to assist in avoiding hospital admissions where possible. Facilitating difficult conversations when the need arises to discuss patient modalities of care.
You will be required to have advanced skills such as clinical history taking, work towards or have obtained non-medical prescribing, clinical management of these patients will be delivered to a high standard.
You will also support the renal team in delivering training and education in all care settings. Excellent clinical and communication skills are essential requirements for this post.
To assist in sustaining and development of a service to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals living with chronic kidney disease.
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Main Duties of the Job
- To be able to act autonomously in the assessment and management of kidney failure patients using protocols, policies, clinical supervision and clinical judgement to guide practice. While working collaboratively alongside the wider multidisciplinary renal team.
- The ability to develop and implement individual care plans ensuring patients receive appropriate treatment and support.
- Encompassing education and symptom management assisting the patients and their family's to live well with kidney disease.
- Monitoring of the patients under the care of the renal team, escalating care needs when necessary.
- Facilitating nurse led clinics, care coordination alongside the already established chronic kidney care team.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for Our Organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
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Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Degree in Nursing or significant / substantial renal nursing experience
- Experience in working within renal services or an understanding of working in a specialist nurse role
- Has or is working towards nurse prescriber
- Has renal nursing qualification
- Substantial experience working within a specialist nurse role
Desirable Criteria
- Working at band 6 specialist nursing
- Nurse Prescriber or willingness to undertake this qualification
- Willingness to undertake
- ENB 136 or Renal Diploma
- Working towards a renal qualification
- A Teaching and Assessing qualification
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