Renal Post Transplant Clinic Sister

Renal Post Transplant Clinic Sister

Responsible for looking after Renal post‑transplant patients, monitoring bloods, infection markers, medications, and wound care.

• Monitor patients' bloods, infection markers, medications, and wound status.
• Coordinate staff and patients to ensure smooth clinic operations.
• Run the clinic in the absence of the Manager.
• Ensure mandatory training is up‑to‑date and PDRs are completed in a timely manner.
• Manage patient telephone calls and e‑mail enquiries.
• Transfer patients back to referring units.
• Communicate clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients, carers and the multi‑professional team.
• Contribute to service and policy development.
• Provide clinical assessment and management for a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated.
• Organise cross‑departmental activities including HR, resource and bleep holder responsibilities as appropriate.
• Demonstrate technical skills for complex patient monitoring, equipment management and invasive procedures.
• Develop and educate staff; participate in supervision, mentorship and appraisal.
• Use IT systems to secure accurate patient, workforce and resource data.
• Manage expected and unexpected clinical events.
• Support patients and carers during difficult situations.
• Promote Health and Safety and Trust policy, maintaining a clean and safe environment.

• Current NMC registration.
• Level 6 qualification (Degree/Diploma).
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Advanced Renal course.

• Nephrology experience.
• Ability to successfully manage people and change.
• Good communication skills.
• Rotational experience within Nephrology.

• Evidence‑based practice application.
• Professional policies and procedures knowledge.
• Clinical governance and commitment to clinical supervision and staff development.
• Understanding of current NHS issues.
• Policy/service development experience.
• Renal disease and post‑transplant care knowledge.
• IT skills.
• Patient focused.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Prioritisation and deadline management.
• Time management for self and others.
• Decision making and problem analysis.
• Venepuncture skill.

• Demonstrate behaviours consistent with Trust values.
• Provide evidence of equal opportunities promotion for managerial roles.

This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.