# Clinical Nurse Specialist: Renal Anaemia > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-renal-anaemia/10cb3230-e315-4405-b0f9-fd7282698c42 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-renal-anaemia/10cb3230-e315-4405-b0f9-fd7282698c42.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Truro - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-13T13:31:10.823Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Nephrology_Renal/Nephrology_Renal-v8107080 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8107080?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join the Renal CNS team as the CNS for Renal Anaemia. This post requires excellent knowledge on the care and management of renal patients and will involve non medical prescribing. The prevalence of renal anaemia in CKD is estimated at 16% of CKD patients, stages 3-5. This is key clinical post which supports the health and well being of the patients of Cornwall. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for being an accountable lead practitioner in renal anaemia treatment and management. The post holder will be able to take a relevant history and clinical assessment to develop a treatment plan and evaluate the progress of that plan, in conjunction with patients and carers. The post holder will initiate and prescribe drug therapies within their sphere of competence, assess the effectiveness with monitoring and evaluation. The post holder will be aware of knowledge and skills limitations. The post holder will be based within the renal clinical nurse specialist team but may be required to support patient in other areas of the hospital. The post holder will be a highly experienced nurse who uses specialist knowledge and skills to support and educate patients and their carers. The post-holder will work under the supervision of the Renal Consultant Team. The post holder will be expected to participate in service improvement, to include research and development and clinical audit. The post holder will form the senior nursing leadership team, and therefore will form part of renal nurse management team. Participating in Employee relations, rostering, training and education and the appraisal process. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: - Identity Checks - Professional registration and qualification checks - Employment history and reference checks - Occupational Health clearance - Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check - Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Renal nursing experience - Teaching and education experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC registration - Non medical prescribing **Desirable** - Leadership experience - Teaching/mentoring qualification ### Practical and intellectual skills **Essential** - Ability to prioritise and manage own workload - Establish effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues **Desirable** - Anaemia/blood prescribing and management ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 344.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10451039) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.