# Chronic Kidney Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chronic-kidney-disease-clinical-nurse-specialist/567dce18-0c15-4dce-922d-71b42e024372 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chronic-kidney-disease-clinical-nurse-specialist/567dce18-0c15-4dce-922d-71b42e024372.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T11:31:14.308Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Norwich_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Renal/Renal-v8296665 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8296665?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and motivated Band 6 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Specialist Nurse to join our friendly, supportive and forward-thinking renal team. We are looking for an experienced renal nurse with excellent communication skills, a compassionate approach and a genuine interest in long-term condition management, patient education and service development. You will work within a multidisciplinary team supporting patients with advanced kidney disease, helping them understand their condition, manage symptoms and make informed decisions about their treatment and future care. You will manage your own caseload and develop specialist expertise in kidney replacement therapy education, anaemia management, hepatitis B vaccination clinics and nurse-led patient support. This is a role that requires autonomy, clinical judgement and the ability to build meaningful therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Our small specialist team is collaborative, welcoming and committed to delivering outstanding patient-centred kidney care. We support each other, value new ideas and are expanding our conservative kidney management service, giving you the opportunity to contribute to service development and innovation. ### Main duties of the job We offer excellent opportunities for postgraduate education, quality improvement, teaching and advanced practice development, including non-medical prescribing. Guided by our PRIDE values, we are committed to helping our team grow and thrive. If you are looking for a rewarding specialist nursing role where you can develop advanced clinical skills and make a real difference, we would love to hear from you. As a Band 6 CKD Specialist Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering and developing our specialist CKD service. You will manage a caseload of patients, providing holistic assessment, care planning and ongoing monitoring. The role requires a high degree of autonomy, using clinical judgement to assess risk, prioritise care and make timely decisions within agreed protocols. You will run nurse-led clinics, provide kidney replacement therapy education, support anaemia management and participate in hepatitis B vaccination clinics. You will review pathology results, coordinate investigations, monitor treatment effectiveness and act as a key point of contact for patients and their families. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Excellent communication skills are essential. You will support patients through complex and often emotive discussions about disease progression, treatment options, conservative kidney management and future care planning, adapting your approach to individual needs. An exciting aspect of this role is the opportunity to help expand our service and develop new pathways for conservative management and enhanced supportive kidney care. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about service development, embraces change and wants to help shape the future of our CKD service through innovation and quality improvement. Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post-registration experience including some in a position relevant to the speciality ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register - Proof of continuous update in specialist areas - Willingness to develop IT and computer skills relevant to the role - To have completed Mentor Preparation Programme or demonstrate mentorship experience **Desirable** - Attendance at annual conferences or study days/courses specific to specialty ### Attitude, aptitude **Essential** - Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence - Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ### Skills, abilities and knowledge **Essential** - Able to perform clinical skills relevant to the speciality - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Good standards of documentation and record keeping - Ability to lead, motivate and to encourage others in a team - Ability to work without supervision and on own initiative - Ability to provide high quality patient centred care - Flexible approach to work schedule - Ability to drive or travel as required. 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