Home Therapies Clinical Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic renal nurse to join the Home Therapies Renal Team at Liverpool University Hospitals. The role involves providing a quality service to patients choosing home dialysis, offering training and support for both HD and PD. The successful candidate will have extensive post-registration experience in renal replacement therapies and excellent communication skills. This growing service aims to provide the highest standard of care through ongoing education and support, both in hospital and at home.
Key responsibilities
- Provide education and training to Home Dialysis patients and their care givers on how to perform chosen Renal Replacement Therapy in the home.
- Coordinate the care of the home dialysis patients from referral to training and continuing follow up care in the community.
- Act as a resource for all medical and nursing staff regarding the care of hospitalised Peritoneal Dialysis and Home Haemodialysis patients.
- Provide training to patients referred to the Home Therapies Team.
- Act as a resource for patients and family members via phone/home visits /clinic visits on a timely basis.
- Participate in Quality Improvement Projects.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Midwife
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
- Post registration experience
- Extensive clinical experience in dialysis setting
- Involvement in audit
- Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
- Effective communicator
- Leadership & motivation skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
- Driving Licence
- Diplomatic
- Assertive and confident
- Recognition of own limitations
- Able to travel between sites
- Flexibility
- In depth specialist knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Recordable specialist qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescribing
- Participation in research
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Home Therapies Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Home Dialysis Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6 - 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic renal nurse to join the Home Therapies Renal Team at Liverpool University Hospitals working across the Royal Liverpool Hospital & Aintree sites.We are looking for a Home Therapies Renal Nurse Specialist to provide a quality service to patients who choose to have dialysis at home on either HD or PD.
We are seeking to recruit an individual with excellent communication skills, along with extensive post registration experience in renal replacement therapies, along with evidence of professional and personal development to degree level, or equivalent specialist study/experience. We are an enthusiastic and dedicated team and the role will not only impact on patient care but will be challenging and rewarding on a personal level.
Main duties of the job
The Home Dialysis Team is working to provide training and support for patients choosing to have dialysis at home. This is a growing service that aims to provide the highest standard of care for patients through on going education and support, both in hospital and at home.
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