Band 7 Liver Transplant Co-ordinator

Job summary

In partnership with members of the multidisciplinary liver transplants programmes at University Hospitals Birmingham and Birmingham Children's 'Hospital the post holder will participate in the coordination and provision of a nationwide recipient organ donation programme. The post holder will participate in a 24 hour on call rota/service coordinating patient enquiries and assume responsibility for the coordination of the National Organ Retrieval Service as required.

The programme will cover liver, liver and kidney, paediatric small bowel and split liver transplantations and the live liver donation service. As part of a team the post holder will practice in line with the UK standards for Recipient Co-ordinators, he / she will provide specialist nurse led individual care to patients, their families and carers throughout the transplant process, There is a strong commitment to education and health promotion as well as a supportive role for the transplant recipients and their families in the short and long term. To facilitate the coordination of the Birmingham organ retrieval team, as part of the National Organ Retrieval Service.

When new to this role the post holder will be initially mentored and supervised by a senior member of the team (unless the post holder has previous experience as a recipient transplant coordinator). The post holder is expected to work towards key competencies in order to progress to and function at a safe level within a 6 month time frame.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post holder will be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards and professional practice as set by Trust Policies &the NMC. Provide expert nursing advice to a cohort of patients referred for specialist intervention, care and support within the services, being a point of contact for assessment, information and advice for the patient, family and all staff involved in the care of the patients. As part of a CNS team the post holder will assume a lead role in a sub-speciality area of practice, developing guidance, analysing data and outcomes and identifying areas of change. Support the development of staff caring for patients through support, formal education, practice development and role modelling. To teach and act as a facilitator and supervisor and mentor to other staff. As an expert nurse the post holder will practice autonomously, working independently within their scope of clinical practice and in conjunction with other relevant clinical staff. The post holder will assist with clinical development in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance and monitoring within the service and speciality. Use a range of techniques to ensure, set and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching. Participate in a 24 hour on call rota coordinating patient enquiries and assuming responsibility for the coordination of the National Organs Retrieval Service as required. 

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 Nurse on the NMC Register.

*Professional knowledge acquired at Masters level supplemented by specialist training , experience and short courses to degree / Masters Level , FHEQ Level 6/ 7 equivalent

*Post registration qualification / experience in solid organ transplantation

*Post registration qualification in hepatology

*Recognised mentorship course

*Willingness to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing Course

Desirable

*To have or working towards Masters qualification

Experience

Essential

*Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

*Significant experience as a at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality

*Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level

*Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.

*Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality (

*Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.

*Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment

*Experience of patient service user advocacy role

*Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan , implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff

*Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality

*Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding

*Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Desirable

*Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

*Experience in service development

*Awareness of current research related to the speciality

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: 

Sarah Banks 

sarah.banks@uhb.nhs.uk 

07342091777