Renal Home Dialysis Sister/Charge Nurse

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Renal Home Therapies Team as a Band 6 Nurse, supporting patients living with renal failure who choose home dialysis to manage their treatment safely at home while maintaining their independence and quality of life.

The role is varied and rewarding, combining specialist clinical care with education, patient training, and ongoing support for both peritoneal dialysis and home haemodialysis.

You will join a friendly and experienced team committed to delivering safe, high-quality renal care. We are proud to provide patient-centred support, working closely with patients, families, and the wider MDT to ensure care is tailored, consistent, and responsive to individual needs. Respect, open communication and integrity are at the heart of how we work together, promoting a supportive environment where both patients and staff feel valued, in line with the NNUH’s PRIDE values.

We are looking for a motivated nurse with strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills, and relevant renal experience, including haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. You should be able to balance autonomous working with effective teamwork, be organised and adaptable, and confident supporting patients in both hospital and community settings.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives while being part of a supportive and committed team, we would love to hear from you.

We work Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Nurse in Renal Home Therapies, you will manage a caseload of patients receiving home dialysis, providing specialist assessment, education, and ongoing support to promote safe and independent care at home.

A central aspect of the role is teaching patients to perform both peritoneal dialysis and home haemodialysis, enabling them to build the skills and confidence needed to manage their treatment.

You will work both autonomously and collaboratively within the Renal Home Therapies Team and wider MDT to coordinate care, evaluate outcomes, and respond appropriately to changes in patients’ clinical condition.

You will act as a primary point of contact through telephone, clinic appointments, and home visits, supporting patients and carers with symptom management, resolving dialysis-related issues, and arranging urgent reviews or admissions when needed.

The role involves clinical assessment, interpretation of results, and initiating or adjusting treatment, while promoting self-management and delivering tailored health education.

You will make key clinical decisions, including assessing suitability for home dialysis, recognising and escalating concerns, adjusting care plans in response to changes in condition or treatment tolerance, and determining when patients require admission, discharge, or referral to other services.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Interview date: 21st May 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• To manage a specified case load of patients, providing information and support, to enable patients to make informed choices about their care and understand the rationale of investigations and treatments.
• To work closely with the Consultants, medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team and Heads of Department within the Directorate.
• To ensure that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
• To visit inpatients as appropriate, to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support.

Management and Leadership

• To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for managing and prioritising own workload against the needs of patients and service requirements.
• To assist the Line Manager in the provision of clinical and managerial leadership and support of all nursing and clerical staff.
• To deputise for senior colleagues in their absence as required.
• To assist in the development of business plans to extend existing service as appropriate as required.
• To develop and review protocols and policies within the speciality.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.