Renal Transplant Co-ordinator (XR07)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Renal Transplant Co-ordinator to join their team. This role involves providing care for patients undergoing transplant assessment, managing caseloads, and participating in an on-call rota. The successful candidate will work closely with various healthcare professionals and will receive training and support in this critical position. Experience in a senior specialist area is a must.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 months experience at senior level within a specific specialist area.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of patient management.
• Knowledge of NHS agenda & Specialist National Commissioning Group agenda.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Transplant Co-ordinator team to develop and support services.
• Continuously monitor services to maintain high professional standards.
• Analyse data and present findings to promote sharing of knowledge.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Organisational skills

Expert clinical practitioner

Ability to develop working relationships

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1) / Registered Allied Health Professional

Recognised teaching and assessing qualification

Relevant specialist accredited postgraduate course to Master’s level

Management/leadership training

Job description

Areyou looking for a new and exciting challenge?

TheAbdominal Medicine and Surgery Clinical Service Unit are looking to appoint aRenal Transplant Co-ordinator to join the existing team to provide care forpatients undergoing transplant assessment, waiting list management andparticipate in an on-call rota.

Thesuccessful candidate will work closely with other members of the MDT as wellas the wider national transplant community.In addition, they will receive full training and support in thisexciting role.

Ifyou want to join a world class team and help to shape the future of renaltransplant services, please contact us for further information.

Thispost is advertised for 0.72 WTE, we would be open to further discussionregarding the hours in necessary.

Main duties of the job

Thepost holder will be responsible for ensuring effective interdisciplinary andmultidisciplinary partnership working with key services. They will play anintegral role in order to develop the strategic provision of this service.They will be responsible for the development of a clinical pathway and theoverall journey of the patient ensuring that patients are managed inaccordance with national standards and guidelines.

Theywill be responsible for managing their own caseload of patients and theassessment process, referring patients appropriately to other healthcareprofessionals, medical, surgical psychological and social.

Theywill provide and manage an expert specialist service, developing an advancedlevel of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of careacting as an ambassador for organ donation and transplantation

Theywill participate in a 24/7, 365 days a year on call rota, receiving referralsof organs offered for transplantation from the UK and Europe taking intoaccount the donor aetiology and clinical status with the consultant on callto ensure safe, efficient and seamless co-ordination of transplant surgery.

About us

TheAbdominal Medicine and Surgery Clinical Service Unit is the largest withinLeeds Teaching Hospitals. It includes Renal, Urology, colorectal and HPBservices.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest NHS trusts, with over 21,000 staff,Last year it cared for more than 1.6 million patients. It provides worldleading care in many fields including living and deceased transplants andcancer care.

Job responsibilities

Work within the TransplantCo-ordinator team to develop and support our service for patients who requiretransplantation within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Work as a highly specialisedpractitioner within the Renal Transplant Co-ordinator team usingevidence-based practice to develop objectives and standards of clinicalpractice to support the delivery of the transplant service

Continuously monitor servicesprovided to ensure that the highest professional standards are maintained andaudited.

Analyse data and present thefindings to the relevant personnel, locally, nationally, and internationallyto promote the sharing of knowledge and practice.

Ensure the most efficient andeffective use of resources available, implementing initiatives to ensure acost-effective service.

Lead on, participate in and supportothers in the application of quality initiatives with the aim of streamliningadult and paediatric transplantation for patients ensuring their assessmentthrough to transplant is efficient.

Asa team of highly specialised nurses and practitioners, participate inanalysing existing service delivery and determine future service needs inline with local and national requirements.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of 18 months experience at senior level within a specific specialist area.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
• Evidence of reviewing current practice and research developments within a specialist area and application to clinical practice.
• Knowledge of National Health Service agenda & Specialist Nation Commissioning Group agenda.
• Experience in developing others.
• Development of standards/guidelines/policies.
• Knowledge of law relating to live and deceased donation and Human Tissue Authority Governance.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Level 1) / Registered Allied Health Professional
• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
• A relevant specialist accredited post graduate course to Masters level or equivalent.
• Management/leadership training.

Skills & Behaviours

• Leadership
• Lateral thinker.
• Time management and organisational skills.
• Adaptable
• Able to use initiative.
• Expert clinical practitioner.
• Ability to lead within multi-professional working environment.
• Ability to develop working relationships locally, regionally, and nationally.
• Ability to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment with intense concentration for periods throughout the day and night.

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.