Acute Kidney Injury Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

Are you interested in improving the care of patients with Acute Kidney Injury?

We require a registered nurse for the role of AKI Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is a permanent post and would be ideal for someone wishing to develop their acute management and assessment skills. This service aims to reduce the incidence of AKI, and improve its management within the hospital and community setting. You will also be required to assist in managing a nurse-led AKI follow-up clinic, to improve education and awareness of AKI, to aid in the development of strategies to prevent AKI, and to input data which will reflect the activity of the service.

You will have sound acute assessment skills, a broad knowledge of AKI, preferably with experience of teaching and audit. In-reach into all patient areas will be required, and you will ensure care of these patients is to a high standard, embedding the AKI Standards of Care.

We are looking for a qualified nurse; someone who is motivated, dynamic, with excellent communication skills. You will be able to use your own initiative to work independently and manage a caseload of patients. This is a seven-day service, and flexibility will be expected to meet its changing needs.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi professional team, patients and carers within the Acute Kidney Injury Service.

The post holder will have a responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the specialty team and will work collaboratively to develop services and improve the quality of care delivered.

The post holder will carry responsibility for managing an inpatients caseload whilst offering highly specialist service advise,  This will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of prescribed care, management and education.

This role may require some cross site working with Walsall Manor Hospital and therefore a driving license would be preferable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To ensure safe and effective clinical practice

• Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation and local standards.
• Take personal responsibility for actions and omissions, and fully recognise personal accountability.
• Practise within an ethical framework based upon dignity and respect for the well-being and safety of patients and clients.

To enhance the patients experience

• To assess individuals holistically using a range of different assessment methods, use physical examination skills, order diagnostic tests for client group.
• Incorporate health promotion and prevention into care plans, and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Utilise ‘making every contact count’ as an approach to change behavior through interactions with individuals, carers, families to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing

To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives

• Contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning.

• Support the appraisal process by ensuing that personal development plans are developed and that they are consistent with the team’s and organisation’s objectives, succession planning and workforce development and support professional revalidation

• Network with peers across professional groups and clinical disciplines promoting the exchange of knowledge, skills and resources. Have high-level communication skills and contribute to wider development of practice by publicising and disseminating work through presentations at conferences and articles in the professional press.

Please see attached Job Description for further information