Band 6/7 Trainee Heart and Lung Transplant/VAD coordinator

Job summary

Are you looking for a career in transplantation and LVADs (left ventricular assist device)?

Do you have expert knowledge and experience in cardiothoracic nursing?

Are you a highly motivated and dynamic individual that drives for continuous service improvement and patient care?

Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best care for patients?

If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen within our Heart/Lung Transplant and LVAD team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

We have a permanent position available.

We are passionate and proud about delivering excellent patient care. Our service looks after patients throughout their whole pathway from assessment for transplant to post transplant/LVAD care for life. This is both in the in and outpatient setting.

We are looking for someone who is suitably qualified and experienced within cardiothoracic. Ongoing training, development and support will be offered.

The successful applicant will have a motivation and determination to succeed; be able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge with a special interest in transplantation and mechanical support, they should have the ability to work autonomously and within the MDT. You will need to be flexible and resourceful. We offer a 24hour care to our patients including an on call service.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post holder will work in conjunction with members of the multidisciplinary Heart and Lung Transplant/VAD (left ventricular assist device) team to coordinate the nursing and managerial aspects of the patient pathway, pre and post heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support insertion. These will include:

Provide expert communication, education, support and advice to patients, families, colleagues and

other health professionals in the inpatient, outpatient or community settings within a 24 hours

service.

Coordinate the whole patient pathway for patients pre and post heart and lung transplantation

or mechanical circulatory support, including admission to and discharge from hospital for

assessment, procedures and post-operative care

Receive and act upon all National and European cardiothoracic organ offers under the supervision

of Mentor and Consultant Surgeon including the set up of transplant

Interpret and implement current legislation on organ/tissue donation and transplantation

Organise all aspects of cardiothoracic retrieval within the area of responsibility

Participate in a 24 on-call rota

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Adult nurse on NMC

register

* Evidence of post registration CPD /

Post registration qualification in

appropriate area of speciality or

professional knowledge

supplemented by specialist

experience and short courses to

degree / masters level equivalent

FHEQ Level 6 /7

* Recognised mentorship course

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience in taking

charge of an acute cardiac/pulmonary

ward or area

Experience of working autonomously

Can demonstrate expert nursing

knowledge with an ability to assess,

plan , implement and evaluate

specialist care delivered to patients

substantial experience of working at Band 6

or above in the field of acute

cardiac/pulmonary nursing

Able to demonstrate evidence of

counselling/ communication skills

Knowledge and understanding of nursing

clinical audit

and give advice and information to

patients / relatives/ care staff

Experience at working with acute and

chronic diseases

Able to demonstrate commitment to

high quality patient care

Experience and enthusiasm for

developing educational programmes

and teaching / assessing and

supervising others in a clinical setting

Awareness of current relevant NHS

policy context relating to the

speciality

Clear understanding of the nurse

specialist role

Evidence of supporting others in a

clinical environment

Knowledge and understanding of

nursing/clinical audit

Evidence of implementing research

based practice

Broad cardiology / respiratory

awareness and knowledge

Specialist role

National/local Agenda

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Laura Marley 

laura.marley@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213718824