About this role
Job summary
The Transplant Specialist Nurse will provide expert clinical leadership and specialist nursing care for patients undergoing kidney transplantation, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care throughout the transplant pathway. The post holder will lead the development and delivery of nurse-led services, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes, promote best practice, and support service development within renal transplantation.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Lead and develop a nurse-led transplant service, providing specialist care and support to renal transplant patients throughout their transplant journey. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex care for patients within a variety of clinical settings, ensuring care is evidence-based and individually tailored. Manage and coordinate a defined caseload of transplant patients, facilitating continuity of care and effective follow-up. Lead the development, implementation and review of transplant care pathways, protocols, guidelines and clinical standards. Provide highly specialised clinical advice and support to patients, carers, nursing staff and the wider multidisciplinary team. Deliver nurse-led outpatient clinics in partnership with medical colleagues, contributing to the ongoing monitoring and management of transplant recipients. Act as an expert practitioner and professional role model, promoting clinical excellence and supporting the development of others. Provide specialist education, training and mentorship to healthcare professionals, students, patients and carers. Integrate research, audit, education and practice development into clinical service delivery to enhance patient outcomes and experience. Lead and participate in clinical audit, quality improvement and service evaluation activities within the transplant service.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.
Job description Job responsibilities
Establish nurse led clinics, providing expertise to patient, staff and carers in relation to Transplantation.
Take responsibility for the co-ordination and management of a patient caseload linked to a nurse led clinic, demonstrating high levels of planning and organisational skills. Work as an expert practitioner demonstrating advanced skills in chronic illness management within the speciality of outpatient transplant care and the co-ordination of patient care.
Devise and implement care pathways and protocols following unit guidelines to enhance patient care. In conjunction with the transplant team develop and implement a transplant strategy with the aim of improving patient care and promoting the further development of nursing within the speciality taking into account audit, patient and staff feedback and Trust policies, and ensure appropriate dissemination.
Be responsible for a caseload of patients identified for nurse led follow up clinics by consultant teams, including physical clinical assessments where appropriate. Select and order laboratory/screening tests for patients within unit protocols according to best practice and to individual need.
Review these and other medical test results interpreting results and deciding upon appropriate nurse led action with referral to medical team if required. Be able to respond knowledgeably and appropriately to normal and abnormal biomedical results, and communicate with medical/surgical staff, and keep patients informed of changes, ensuring the renal database is updated Monitor blood results and medication doses for identified patients within designated protocols.
Daily review of blood results/investigations of transplant patients attending outpatient clinics. Liaise with medical staff and GPs regarding management according to unit protocols. Review and manage patient care pathways according to unit protocols. Develop and utilise a thorough understanding of relevant unit policies, procedures and protocols in order to both review and manage care pathways and advise colleagues
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc Hons in Adult Nursing Active professional registration qualification with professional body NMC Holds PACRR, PADRAP and Non -medical prescribing Evidence of ongoing professional development working towards MSc in Nurse health care Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to transplant care/ Renal care/or similar Excellent organisational skills Renal and transplant MSc or similar experience
Desirable
demonstrate ability to question and challenge practice in a constructive way Experience of implementing local/specialist objectives Ability to act independently, resolve complex clinical situations and have good decision-making skills Experience of implementing local/specialist objectives Able to work within a team or independently
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address Brunel Building
Southmead
Bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)