Home Therapies Specialist Nurse

Provide holistic specialist nursing to patients with renal disease, assessing physical, psychological and social needs, implementing clinical management plans as agreed by renal multi-disciplinary team.

Provide one to one counselling to patients on life changing treatments, ensuring patients understand complex requirements of their chronic disease management and comply with treatment modality regimes.

Manage own day to day activity in relation to patient caseload and needs of service, ensuring balance of clinical, education and management achieved.

The role of Renal Nurse Specialist involves independent working between Arrowe Park, Clatterbridge Hospital, Countess of Chester Hospital and patients homes and therefore requires a broad spectrum of clinical and communication skills, including the use of multiple information technology systems and trust policies and procedures.

The role encompasses the clinical management of a range of patient cohorts including pre dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, in centre (self-care), home haemodialysis and renal vasculitis patients requiring intravenous chemotherapy. Each cohort is led and managed within the individual scope and competencies of the Renal Specialist Nurse.

In collaboration with Home Therapies Manager and within clinical competence, there will be overlap between each cohort, ensuring effective provision of all aspects of clinical care.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

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