# Clinical Nurse Specialist - Nephrology ReAct Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-nephrology-react-team/560203c1-0eae-4294-a305-f0279d969e29 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-nephrology-react-team/560203c1-0eae-4294-a305-f0279d969e29.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Liverpool University Hospital - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £37,338 - £44,962 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term for 12 Months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2024-10-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2024-10-08T08:20:11.134Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nephrology/Nephrology-v6665112?_ts=1 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 specialist nurse role in the Nephrology ReAct team. Candidates should be committed to the provision of high quality patient care, be highly motivated, dynamic, enthusiastic and demonstrate excellent communication skills Renal experience along with and post registration renal course is essential for this post. ### Main duties of the job - support complex renal admissions – acute kidney injury as well as advanced chronic kidney disease including dialysis, working along with renal medical team. - Experience with renal replacement therapy (dialysis) - working in the renal assessment unit - Leading and delivering acute kidney injury service and AKI care bundle for trust. - The post holder would also require working over weekend (as per rota) at Royal Liverpool Hospital along with medical team. - Delivering teaching, mentoring and supervision of other members of team in the clinical setting - Participating in quality improvements. - Providing support, education, and advocating for patients through personalised care planning. - Providing leadership and innovation. - Perform in compliance with the protocols and policies, peer review and clinical governance. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi- professional team, patients and carers within their Speciality Service. The post holder will have a responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team will work collaboratively to develop services and improve the quality of care delivered. The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offering “highly specialist service advise” this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, management and education. The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group / speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework. This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice, leadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Diplomatic - Assertive and confident - Recognition of own limitations - Able to travel between sites - Flexibility ### Skills **Essential** - Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills - Effective communicator - Root Cause Analysis - Leadership & motivation skills - Ability to motivate self and others - Evidence of audit and change management ability - Computer literate - Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team ### Knowledge **Essential** - In depth specialist knowledge ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience - Extensive clinical experience - Involvement in audit **Desirable** - Participation in research - Evidence of leading and facilitating change ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse / Midwife - Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality - Evidence of continued professional development **Desirable** - Recordable specialist qualification - Independent Nurse Prescribing - ECDL ## Documents - [rd (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=8856256) - [jd & person spec (pdf, 443.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=8852843) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.