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Job summary

Main area
Renal Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref
411-MED-25-7174860
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/05/2025 23:59

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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

AKI Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse to work alongside the lead acute kidney injury (AKI) consultant and develop a new AKI nursing service within the trust.

 

The post holder will be working under the supervision of the advanced nurse practitioner (ANP), to provide support to the lead consultant for AKI in managing the AKI caseload across the trust. The post will enable the individual to develop enhanced knowledge, skills and competence in managing the care of children and families within the caseload.

Main duties of the job

Working under the supervision of the ANP in the Nephrology service the post holder will:

 

·         Provide a specialist outreach AKI service to inpatient areas within the Trust under the supervision of the Lead Consultant for AKI.

·         Be responsible for providing a high level of expertise within the specialist service, providing specialist advice, education and support to health care professionals, patients and their carers within the Trust

·         Undertake audits and implement appropriate action plans to reduce the incidence of AKI and ensure appropriate follow up of patients with AKI.

·         Be responsible for the on-going development of the AKI service, research and standards of care within the service and the development of policies, protocols and procedures.

Working for our organisation

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

 

·         Manage the AKI service in conjunction with the Lead Consultant for AKI.

·         Co-ordinate the response to, and participate in the review of referrals from wards within the trust

·         Provide education and support to nursing staff in areas with AKI patients

·         Audit all AKI patients within the Trust

·         To contribute towards the continuing development of the service, through guidance and support to all.

·         To assist the undertaking of research and audit to support the development of the AKI service

·         To assist the team in promoting good practice and actively participate in the management and co-ordination of patients requiring investigations and treatment.

·         To contribute to the continuing development of the service through the guidance and support to all.

Person specification

Experiance

Essential criteria
  • Registered Childrens Nurse
  • Evidence of renal nursing experience
  • Demonstrable continuous personal and professional and academic development
  • Leadership and team building skills
  • Networking, being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility out of area
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of nursing children and young people on renal replacement therapies
  • Renal course qualification
  • Leadership course or equivalent
  • Willingness to undertake the paediatric clinical examination course
  • Willingness to undertake the V300 non medical prescribing course

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hannah Woods
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 228 4811
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