Are you an experienced, motivated passionate nurse focused on improving patient outcomes and driving meaningful change across UHP.
As our AKI Specialist Nurse—you’ll help transform how AKI is recognised, managed & prevented, working alongside the AKI Lead, you’ll have the opportunity to influence clinical practice, support frontline teams, develop education, contribute to quality improvement, and help shape services that make a tangible difference to patients every day.
Do you thrive on collaboration and innovation, enjoy empowering colleagues?
You are:
curious, proactive and driven to improve care
confident working across the MDT
want to develop specialist expertise while leading service improvement.
Every day is different, one day you may be reviewing patients with complex AKI, the next delivering teaching, analysing quality improvement data, or working alongside teams to improve recognition and management of deteriorating kidney function.
This is an opportunity to become part of a developing service where your ideas, enthusiasm and clinical expertise will genuinely influence the future direction of AKI care.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
To assist the team lead in the continuing development of the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) service to ensure the delivery of compassionate person-centred care and evidence based clinical practice.
To develop and sustain working partnerships with patients, individual groups, communities and agencies.
Facilitate the planning and delivery of care programmes to address clinical and patient needs and develop/improve the service.
Actively facilitate the coordinating care throughout the patient’s pathway, whilst under the care of the MDT, from diagnosis through treatment and follow up care.
To provide tailored education and written information for patients, relatives and hospital staff covering AKI, its treatment, and follow up.
Be actively involved in quality improvement, research & clinical audit within the clinical area of AKI/Renal.
Undertake nurse led AKI clinics on site and at peripheral hospitals
Undertake AKI Teaching for clinicians on site and at peripheral hospitals.
Management of the AKI Service in the absence of the Band 7, ensure cross cover is provided for the patient caseload when colleagues are on leave.
The AKI Nurse specialist will be based in the acute hospital.
The post holder will fulfil all tasks and work as part of a team. To meet the needs of the service, the post holder may be required to work in other areas as appropriate as directed by the line manager.
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Professional accountability for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care
To ensure all AKI patients have their AKI diagnoses included in their plan of care and discharge summary to ensure appropriate coding can be completed.
Communicate the plan of care with team responsible for the patients care, and review as appropriate, escalating care or clinical need where required, within the MDT and wider Trust.
To receive direct in-patient referrals within the acute trust, and to plan and organise day to day service provision for patients on the AKI Pathway.
Contribute to educating and supporting the AKI champions within the acute trust.
Coordinate the teaching and support plan for the AKI Service.
To support the development of specialist nurse led care where appropriate in line with National Guidance.
To work with the service lead to develop and provide a co-ordinated specialist service for patients with an AKI (and their carers) and to have direct clinical involvement in complex care in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
To recognise ethical dilemmas relating to care and act as the patient/relative’s advocate when required.
For further information please see attached job description
