Clinical Nurse Specialist ~ Renal Transplantation

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist nurse to join the Renal Transplant Team at Barts Health NHS Trust in the specialist medicine division of renal and diabetes.

Bart's Health is home to one of the UK's largest renal units, offering nurses the unique opportunity to work across a wide variety of clinical specialties and to advance their professional development.Our world class services include Medical, Surgical, Transplantation, Community Dialysis, Acute Dialysis, Research, Palliative Care, Renal Assessment, Living Donation, Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease, based at our brand new hospital building near the City of London.You should possess excellent communication skills and be committed to delivering safe and compassionate care.

Working closely with the post-transplant and living donor nursing team the post holder is responsible for the delivery of a consistently high standard of care to meet patient needs and Unit objectives whilst working closely with the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will demonstrate clinical expertise within transplantation in the assessment, planning, and delivery of care using a holistic approach. The post holder must possess fundamental management and facilitation skills in order to co-ordinate and support the timely assessment of patients for transplantation.

Main duties of the job

This post will form part of the Transplant Team, mainly focused on the post-transplant care.

To act as an effective role model for safe nursing practice.

To lead by example as the expert practitioner providing organisation and leadership to the multi-professional team.

To support and coordinate the development of post registration nursing staff by co-ordinating assessments of learning within the department.

To actively promote and contribute to inter-professional learning activities across the renal service and Trust wide.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.