CNM2 Transplant Coordinator

Post Title: CNM 2 Transplant Coordinator

Post Status: Permanent

Department: TUN Directorate

Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9

Reports to: CNM 3/ DNM

Salary: Appointment will be made on Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Grade (€62,078 - €78,443) at a point in line with Government pay policy

Hours of work: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date: Wednesday 8th April

Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.

Introduction: Beaumont Hospital is the National Kidney Transplant Centre, carrying out approximately 150 - 170 kidney transplants per year. It is hoped to increase this number to 50 transplants per million of the population (200 - 250) per annum over the next few years.

Job Description: Renal Transplant Co-ordinator will be based in Beaumont Hospital to support the National Kidney Transplant Deceased and Live Kidney Donor Programmes. To coordinate the renal transplant process and to work with the multidisciplinary team, to ensure that all suitable potential kidney recipients and their families are supported through the transplantation process. The combined role of Renal Transplant Co-ordinator involves both Live donation and deceased recipient transplant coordination responsibilities. The postholder(s) will be expected to comply with the requirements of Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 325 of 2012 European Union (Quality And Safety Of Human Organs Intended For Transplantation) Regulations 2012 and subsequent amendments.

Responsibilities Live Donor Co-ordination

1. To coordinate the Live Kidney Donor Programme in Beaumont Hospital.
2. Provide a resource base on living kidney donor transplantation.
3. To coordinate the live kidney donor surgery and subsequent transplantation, offering information and support to both the donor and recipient pre and post-operatively with the coordination of pre-operative tests and surgical interventions.
4. Attend the Live Donor Clinic to facilitate the donor workup, recipient evaluation prior to transplant and post donation follow up visits.
5. Maintain accurate documentation on all aspects of living kidney donor transplantation.
6. Abide by statutory rules and legal requirements relating to practice.
7. Ongoing communication with the regional centres referring cases for live donation.
8. Coordinate Paired Kidney Exchange Programme and liaising with UK for all renal centres nationally.
9. Liaising with NHISSOT on an ongoing basis to facilitate the immunological screening of all potential donors and recipients.
10. Prepare, facilitate and attend Consensus Meeting for Live Kidney Donation.

Renal Recipient Co-ordination

1. To coordinate the renal transplant programme in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
2. To provide on-call cover responsible for receiving the donor offer liaising with renal surgeons and coordinating the renal transplant following deceased organ donation.
3. Assist with transplant recipient selection with the on-call transplant surgeon and the NHISSOT.
4. Contact potential recipients and coordinate the transplant operation with the relevant departments in the hospital.
5. The management of pre-transplant assessment programme and provide support for transplant patients on the waiting list.
6. Attend the pre-transplant assessment clinic, meeting with and reassuring all patients being assessed for transplantation.
7. Monitoring of all patients on the waiting list for renal transplantation & liaising with NHISSOT.
8. To coordinate with paediatric transplant centres.
9. Ongoing communication with Dialysis Centres throughout the country regarding patients on the transplant waiting list.
10. Organise and attend monthly listing meeting.
11. Maintain accurate records of donor and recipients post renal transplant to ensure traceability.

Clinical Leadership

1. Plan and develop, in collaboration with Transplant Surgeons, Nephrologists, and the Renal Care Team, assessment and follow up of potential live kidney donors and recipients.
2. To be responsible for the initial referral of potential living kidney donors and recipients in order to assess the altruistic aspect of donation.
3. Act as a contact point, for donors, recipients and their families, pre and in the initial post transplant phase.
4. In conjunction with donor's/recipient's clinician, refer as necessary to appropriate service.
5. Establish a single pathway to facilitate recruitment and assessment of potential living donors.
6. Arrange, record and report all the required investigations prior to living donor transplantation, in accordance with national standards and ensure excellent communication with all parties, whilst fulfilling the requirements for patient confidentiality.
7. Provide liaison with all relevant departments and members of the multi-professional team in order to deliver a planned, seamless service for donors and recipients throughout.
8. Establish documentation which accurately reflects the donor assessment process and provides an accurate copy for the patient's chart.

Audit/Research

1. Collate and present annual audit data and facilitate the implementation of recommendations for change.
2. Participate in pertinent multi professional clinical and academic research.
3. Participate in the provision of accurate collection of data on Live Kidney Donation for Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland.
4. Contribute to regular audit of the Living donor programme and to help introduce new strategies as appropriate.
5. Participate in benchmarking performance and activity with other major renal transplant centres in order to share learning and develop expertise.

Managerial Responsibilities

1. Provide liaison with and support for regional renal centres to facilitate living kidney donor transplantation.
2. Investigate complaints/incidents and accidents and formulate reports as required and to resolve any underlying problems in accordance with Hospital policy.
3. Maintain all documentation in relation to patient care in accordance with guidelines for record keeping.

Education/Publicity Responsibilities

1. To be responsible for, and actively continue, own professional development with regard to advanced nursing practice.
2. In conjunction with Renal Care Team, develop and coordinate a transplant recipient information/education including leaflets, videos and seminars working closely with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
3. Coordinate Live Donor/Recipient Unit Open Days.
4. Provide education, training and support for all professional colleagues including undergraduate and post-graduate teaching programmes and in-service training initiatives. Promote Living kidney donor transplantation.

Qualifications Selection Criteria: Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post. Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc (a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: (i) Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) or entitled to be so registered. (ii) Have at least 5 years post registration experience (or an aggregate of 5 years full-time post registration experience) of which 2 years must be in the speciality or related area. (iii) Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role. (iv) Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development. (b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
2. Annual registration (i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann). (ii) Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).
3. Health Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
4. Character Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Desirable

• A management course
• To have a recognised qualification in nephrology, urology or transplant nursing or the willingness to undertake same

If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/ Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee's re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.

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