Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, adaptable and self-motivated individual to join our post-kidney transplant nurse specialist team. The post-transplant team provide a busy and dynamic service to patients following a kidney transplant.
The successful candidate will join our nurse led post-transplant follow-up service based within the Renal Unit at Nottingham City Hospital, part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).
This role will require you to be an autonomous practitioner working in a team providing lifelong follow-up care to kidney transplant patients but also be part of a large multidisciplinary team managing the complex needs of adult kidney transplant patients.
Previous experience in renal nursing is essential and the successful candidate would be required to complete the Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, if not already previously achieved.
The post is part-time, working 24 hours over 3 working days. However, flexibility in working hours will occasionally be required. The post also requires participation in the transplant co-ordinator on-call rota which includes overnight or weekends (predominantly telephone based).
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities are:
- To take overall responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients requiring renal transplant care.
- To provide specialist training across functional boundaries, as required for both patients and renal nursing staff.
- To monitor and adjust immunosuppression dosages in transplant recipients.
- To participate in the on-call rota for transplant co-ordination.
To understand the role in more detail please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- A band 7 transplant nurse specialist to take responsibility for a caseload of transplant patients To participate in the on-call rota for kidney offers Please see job description for full description of main duties and responsibilities
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This advert is for Transplant Nurse Specialist with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pro rota per year, plus on-call rota payment where applicable. The contract type is Permanent: The role will be paid at a band 6 rate if the postholder is working towards the V300 (non-medical prescribing) qualification, once postholder is qualified as a non-medical prescriber the postholder will be paid at band 7 rate. The application deadline is 11 Jun 2026.
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