Renal Supportive Care Nurse

The post holder will manage a caseload of multi co-morbid patients, with advance chronic kidneydisease providing education, support and coordinating the patient care pathways for in and outpatientsas appropriate.They will also provide specialist advance care planning to patients and their families, and act as aresource for other professionals. By utilising expert knowledge, skills and experience, the post holderwill enable and support the process of delivering high-quality care to individuals reaching the end of lifeon dialysis with advanced care pathway needs.To participate as part of a multi-disciplinary team, working collaboratively with colleagues, patients,carers, other health and social care professionals, statutory, voluntary and independent organisationsto ensure optimum patient management.The post holder will play a key role in ongoing service developments to ensure the delivery of evidence based best practice and assist in meeting Trust targets/objectives

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the CNS Nursing role Epsom and St Helier.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Experience

Qualifications and Training

Nursing