RENAL, RESPIRATORY, CARDIAC& VASCULAR NURSING

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Our Hospitals

Glenfield HospitalGlenfield Hospital (GH), is RRCV’s main administrative site and is located approxi-mately three miles from the City Centre on a spacious campus. This site will eventually be the hub of all speciality acute services in Leicester. Our acute admissions units (CDU and CCU) are based here. The campus has its own emergency ambulance bay and helipad, modern speciality theatres and intensive care units are also based on this site. GH campus is a regional centre for clinical research with both Respiratory and Cardiac Biomedical research units based here and has close links with the University of Leicester.

Leicester General Hospital (LGH)is located approximately four miles from the City Centre, to the north east, our Renal, Transplant and Haemodialysis units and Theatres are based here, this site has its own Clinical education centre and is also the hub for our outlying Haemodialysis Units which are based around the Leicestershire Northamptonshire and Rutland region.

Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI)is located in the city centre. This is the trust administrative centre.

Hospital Hopper Bus ServiceOur sites are linked by a shuttle bus service which is free for all members of staff, this also serves key destinations around the city such as the railway station and universities.

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We will provide you with all of the mentorship, supervision and courses you need to practice and develop as a nurse within any Renal, Respiratory Cardiac and Vascular specialist area.

RRCV - our areasAcute Speciality Admissions UnitsBased at Glenfield hospital our large 19 bed Coronary Care Unit takes all acute Cardiac Admissions for the Leicester and Leicestershire area direct via 999, GP referral or from within the 3 sites of the trust. Acute admissions for ST elevation MI and Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests, many of our admissions are transferred directly to the Angio Catheter Suite for emergency intervention. Our Clinical Decisions Unit takes all other acute Cardiac and Respiratory Admissions either via Emergency Department or GP referral.

Surgical Speciality AreasOur Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery wards are based at the Glenfield Hospital and our Renal Transplant Surgery ward is based at the Leicester General Hospital. These services are supported by specialist theatres and clinics.

Cardiology Speciality AreaGlenfield Hospital is the regional centre for Interventional Cardiology and Supra Regional centre for the Adult Congenital Cardiology service, we have 5 cardiology wards, a large 6 room Angiocatheter Suite and many associated specialist services and clinics.

Respiratory Speciality AreaComprising 5 wards, including our Respiratory High Dependancy Unit, Cystic Fibrosis Unit and associated speciality services enjoys regional speciality status.

Renal Speciality AreaServices centred around the Leicester General Hospital, 2 Nephrology wards, a Renal High Dependancy unit and acute Haemodialysis unit, this area also supports a number of outlying Haemodialysis Units and Community Dialysis services throughout the Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Region.

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Our Staff PreceptorshipWithin RRCV we offer an organised programme of study days and supported assessments led by our Education and Practice Development specialist nurses. Of course there is also always the 1:1 support system from a nominated senior member of qualified staff (preceptor) to make the transition to qualifying as a staff nurse as smooth as possible. Nursing Team PhilosophyWe have a wide range of specialist nurse positions and RRCV actively encourages positive staff advancement by focusing on speciality specific education and development. We are also implementing new roles such as Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Associate Nurses. We treat our staff how we would like to be treated and have an established reputation for being a friendly, supportive team.

Listening into Action (LiA)Our Chief Executive John Adler, has introduced the LiA approach – this gives all staff the opportunity to put forward ideas and take action to improve the services they provide to our patients or make improvements for staff benefit. The trust has continued to develop this approach and this has led to the Nursing into Action (NiA) approach, which is an initiative to improve ward leadership and teamwork. As a trust we are always looking to develop innovative ways of

working and nursing teams are at the forefront of this. International Nurse RecruitmentAs part of our wide campaign we have recruited a number of nurses from Spain, Portugal, Italy, India and the Philippine Islands, who have embraced the opportunities offered in Leicester. Their enthusiasm is infectious and they have positively contributed to the nursing culture as well as patient care within UHL. We have attracted many international nurses to date and to support more in the future our education team run a successful NMC OSCE preparation programme from the UHL academy which is based at Glenfield Hospital. Return to Practice As part of a group led by Health Education East Midlands we are now offering a re- turn to practice contract which supports nurses who have left the NMC register to work as a Health Care Assistant and gain experience in their chosen area whilst completing their RTP course, after which they are automatically transferred to a Nurse post.

Nursing into Action

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All expressions of interest should be made by contacting the Matron on:

(Hyde)11811555SJ

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

Renal, Respiratory, Cardiac & Vascular Clinical Management GroupWard / Area Beds Speciality / patient group

Glenfield HospitalWard 15 30 Respiratory

Ward 16 30 Respiratory (Cystic Fibrosis Unit)

Ward 17 and HDU 30 Respiratory acute with 4 Bed Respiratory HDU

Ward 20 14 Respiratory (Short Stay)

Ward 23 28 Vascular Surgery and Vascular Admissions Unit

Ward 29 25 Respiratory (Pleural Diseases)

Clinical Decisions Unit 25 + Triage Admissions (Acute Cardiac and Respiratory)

Coronary Care Unit 19 Admissions (Acute Cardiology / STEMI)

Ward 26 and HDU 15 Thoracic Surgery 6 Bed High Dependancy Unit

Ward 31 and HDU 33 Cardiac Surgery 4 Bed High Dependancy Unit

Ward 32 19 Interventional Cardiology Elective Ward

Angiocatheter Suite 6 Labs Interventional Cardiology Theatres

Ward 27 27 Cardiology (Specialising in Heart Failure)

Ward 28 31 Cardiology (Specialist Arrhythmia Management)

Ward 33 and Acute Care Bay 25 Cardiology (Specialist Coronary Intervention)

Ward 33a 20 Cardiology (Interventon / Valvular Heart Disease)

Leicester General HospitalWard 15 High Dependency 9 Renal HDU (Acute Nephrology / Dialysis)

Ward 15 Nephrology 17 Renal Ward (Female Nephrology)

Ward 10 CAPD 18 Renal Ward (Male - CAPD speciality)

Ward 17 Transplant 14 Renal Transplant Surgery Speciality

Leicester Haemodialysis Unit 29 (175 patients) Renal Haemodialysis Unit

Ben Hyde benjamin.hyde.@uhl-tr.nhs.uk Telephone: 07908 235 983

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