Renal Vascular Specialist NurseNHS

Job summary

The post holder will function as a clinical practitioner within the speciality of Renal Vascular Services. The post holder will ensure a seamless patient pathway for access procedures amongst pre dialysis patients and patients with established renal disease across the SaTH NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the development and delivery of a high quality service to ensure timely creation and maintenance of vascular access for patients with established renal failure, implementing and evaluating plans of care for a group patients in accordance with agreed policies and professional guidelines.

Job description

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

About us

The Renal Services is organized by a number of teams, all working together to provide a high quality services for our Kidney Disease population. This particular post works covering duties across the dialysis units at both sites: Shrewsbury Main Unit and Hollinswood House at Telford; including remote cover to Ludlow Dialysis Unit.

The team covers clinics at both sites of SaTH inlcuding the Community Diagnostic Centre at Telford in Stafford Park. Our aim is for CKD patients to access the surgical pathway for the creation of vascular access.

The team works closely with Sonography and Radiology teams and liaise with vascular surgeons for vascular access plans.

Our Poppy's Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.