Specialist Nurse (Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) & Home Haemodialysis (HHD) in Canterbury

Employer East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kent and Canterbury Hospital Town Canterbury Salary £38,682 – £46,580 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/02/2026 23:59

Specialist Nurse (Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) & Home Haemodialysis (HHD)

Band 6

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse looking to expand their skills in renal replacement therapies. You will learn how to deliver peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis to our home dialysis cohort. This post is for 37.5 hours a week based in Kent and Canterbury hospital.

The working times are 08:00 till 16:00 Monday to Friday or 08:00-18:00 Four Days a week. These times may change due to service needs.

We are looking for an individual who is eager to learn, has a kind and caring attitude towards patients and colleagues and can be a positive team member. Within this role you will be looking after patients who have a chronic condition who require peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis treatment at home.

We will provide the in-house training you require to safely carry out your role in both renal replacement therapies. This includes specific dialysis training and further development opportunities within your role. You will have a Band 7 as a mentor and a Band 6 Specialist Nurse for peer support.

The main duties of this role include providing care and support to peritoneal dialysis and home haemodialysis patients. This will include undertaking patients clinical assessments which include fluid status, treatment prescriptions, anaemia, transplant and diabetes management.

The post holder will be expected to do clinics across East and West Kent as well as training and support to patients at home so will need to have a UK driving license.

Main duties of the job

To assist with management of the Home dialysis service in partnership with all stakeholders to provide support to both patients and carers.

Excellent patient advocate, who works autonomously due to the complex and diverse clinical, emotional and psychosocial needs of the home dialysis cohort, both as outpatients as well as in-patients.

To confidently deputise for the band 7s, incorporating sound judgement when managing various levels of risk, and reporting to the dialysis matron accordingly. This includes working off site and visiting patients in their homes.

The practitioner will work competently at an enhanced practice level providing care aligned to the four pillars of practice. It is envisaged that 100% of this role will be spent in the clinical area, as part of an agreed job plan.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is \’great healthcare from great people\’. Everything we do is guided by our values: \’People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called \’We care\’. It\\\’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We\\\’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main duties of this role include providing care and support to peritoneal dialysis and home haemodialysis patients. This will include undertaking patients clinical assessments which includes fluid status, treatment prescriptions, anaemia, transplant and diabetes management.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Health related degree relevant to professional registration and area of clinical practice or holds L6 post registration modules with plan to complete degree programme.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and/or recognised course/ qualification within renal (minimum of 2 years dialysis experience).
• Renal course
• Current NMC/HCPC registration.
• Formal teaching or preceptorship, mentoring qualification including ENB 998/997, or equivalent
• Member of relevant royal college, professional society

Knowledge

• Significant post graduate healthcare experience, across a range of clinical specialties.
• Experience of delivering high quality clinical care using enhanced skills within dialysis specialty
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• IT skills relevant to digital healthcare and role
• Teaching and facilitation skills

Professional Attributes

• Ability to work under pressure to problem solve, plan and prioritise care
• Can work autonomously with good organisational skills
• Motivated with promoting and advocating for patients
• Demonstrate knowledge of change management and impact.
• Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach

Other requirements

• Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service
• Commitment to equity and diversity
• Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
• Upholds and role models the Trust values

Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.

There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us. To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.

We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.