Job Description

Provide professional leadership, advice and guidance to junior nurses and healthcare assistants and foster collaborative partnerships with other disciplines. Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, ensuring accurate and seamless information is conveyed and documented Assist in the maintenance and monitoring of agreed standards, ensuring that any shortfall is brought to the attention of the line manager. Ensure that all quality initiatives within the nursing environment are adhered to and that the highest standards of care are maintained at all times. Assist in the development of clinical protocols ensuring that these are reviewed in accordance with the needs of the service in conjunction with the Ward/Unit manager Ensure that accurate and legible patient records are kept in line with professional and legal requirements.



Promote and maintain effective working relationships and communications with consultants, medical staff, nurse colleagues and other multi-agency professionals. Clinical Undertake nursing assessments competently. Act as the identified nurse for a group of patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care/dialysis. Supervise more junior members of staff in giving and maintaining high standards of care.



Regularly take charge of the ward/unit in the absence of a more senior member of staff. Demonstrate leadership in supporting the patient pathway. Act as the patients advocate. Liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team Participate in taking an active role in planning effective, timely, and safe discharges.



Be clinically competent in all areas of advanced practice relevant to the post. Participate in the renal on call rota once dialysis competency achieved Give intravenous drugs related to haemodialysis as per