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The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a high standard of care to dialysis patients as well as ensuring an excellent learning environment for patient and staff.
With the support of the Clinical Matron and Lead Clinicians, he/ she will need to participate in relevant projects and ensure strict compliance with specific infection and dialysis guidelines in order to develop the service.
The post holder must have excellent interpersonal skills and have the capacity to work autonomously as a clinical expert. He/she will need substantial renal nursing experience, passes in renal degree modules or the ENB 136 certificate and have a keen interest in advance dialysis practice. He/she must also be self-motivated and have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
To have continuous responsibility for the following aspects of care and management:
Develop and update protocols and related practice in line with current evidence based practice
Care delivered to patients and the setting and monitoring of standards of care
Selection, deployment, training and development of staff and students.
Assessment, development and implementation of specialised nursing packages of care.
Compliance with all Clinical guidelines and hospital policies by all members of the staff.
To create and support a learning environment and promote continuous professional development.
To provides highly specialised nursing advice to ensure appropriate treatment and care is delivered to the
patient at all times.
To refers and order specialised tests in line with agreed protocols and clinical governance guidelines
To motivate and engage patients in shared or self-care.
To provide holistic patient centred care to all dialysis patients.
To Assess, plan and implement specialised packages of nursing of care to patients as the named nurse
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
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