Renal Specialist Nurse | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Kings Lynn, PE30 4ET |
| Company: | Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7343093/426-878-25MG |
Summary
Advanced level practice encompasses aspects of education, research and
management but is firmly grounded in direct care provision or clinical work with
patients, families and populations. Nurses working at an advanced level promote
public health and well-being. They understand the implications of the social,
economic and political context of healthcare. Their expertise, experience and
professional and clinical judgement are demonstrated in the expert nature of their
practice and the depth of their knowledge.
• To be the focal person within the specialist pathway of care, ensuring that patients
and their families/carers are supported and kept informed throughout the journey
from initial investigations, through to diagnosis, treatment and on into follow up
care.
• To exercise a pivotal role in the liaison between primary, secondary and tertiary
care and between colleagues within the team; ensuring that the service is
underpinned by timely and accurate communication of information and is focused
on the needs of each individual patient.
• To provide expert clinical case management to a specified group of patients their
families and communities within a defined population.
• To undertake advanced level holistic assessment in order to address complex
health care needs by using expert knowledge and clinical judgment to diagnose,
initiating interventions and refer appropriately.
• To strategically lead the co-ordination of care, working with partner agencies and
key stake holders to ensure effectiveness of outcomes for defined case mix of
patients.
• To ensure that services are delivered effectively and efficiently against
predetermined clinical performance targets.
• Have a proactive approach to promoting health and wellbeing, detection and
prevention of vulnerability, preventing illness, reacting and responding to existing
or potential ill health issues and contributing to reduction in length of stay or
reducing unplanned hospital admissions.
• Conduct yourself and practise within an ethical framework based upon respect
for the well-being and safety of patients and clients.
• The post holder will be accountable and responsible for the clinical case
management of a defined population.
• The post-holder will initiate and lead the delivery of planned programmes of care
to individuals, families and communities in a variety of settings as part of a multidisciplinary/
multi-agency team.
• The post-holder will collaborate with a wide range of statutory and voluntary
organisations to maximise the nursing contribution in health improvement,
planning and delivery of care to individuals, families and communities.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Please see job description for further details.
*Please note that online interviews will not be available for this vacancy. All shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an in-person interview*
This advert closes on Wednesday 23 Jul 2025