Job summary
- Main area
- Renal Dialysis
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (will be required to work odd weekends)
- Job ref
- 216-LH-S7609612
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Plymouth dialysis Unit
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
To take responsibility for a cohort of Community dialysis patients from referral to the commencement of the patient’s chosen treatment modality.
To carry out continuous assessment, education, planning and co-ordination of care, working in close collaboration with the multi-disciplinary services in both the primary and secondary environments.
Liaison with members of the multi-disciplinary team and with the consultant team to ensure a consistent, integrated and seamless approach to patient care. To work closely with the ward to ensure high standards of renal replacement therapies are maintained.
The post holder will have responsibilities for supporting Peritoneal Dialysis in the community. In assisting with the development and maintenance of standards of care, providing a specialist knowledge and resource, maintaining a strong database, for auditing of this area.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical expertise and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Provide a holistic assessment of community dialysis patients that will include a comprehensive evaluation of the factors that impact on treatment modality choice.
To work as an educational resource for patients and staff, providing education within clinical areas and patients’ homes.
To provide educational support to registered nurses, pre-registration students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Effectively manage the community dialysis cohort in conjunction with the named consultant incorporating holistic assessment, appropriate and timely referrals, educational and professional issues
- Ensure that standards of home peritoneal dialysis care are developed and maintained in line with national standards.
- Perform comprehensive assessments of patients nursing needs, providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, delivering medications along with planning and evaluating care.
- Timely, problem solving and corrective action for peritoneal dialysis patients including fluid prescription changes, liaising with GP surgeries for medication requests.
- The post holder will be required to ensure that the service is covered 7 days a week, and to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service (some short weekend shift will be required).
- The post holder will be based with the Peritoneal Dialysis team at the dialysis unit, but the post holder will be required to work across all hospital sites and within the community in patients’ and nursing homes.
- Attend consultant clinics as per prior agreement, identifying and accepting appropriate referrals, monitoring patient’s progress and medical conditions where appropriate in conjunction with the consultant.
- Provide a holistic assessment of community dialysis patients and a comprehensive evaluation of the factors that impact on treatment modality choice. This will include home visits, education sessions, assessing effectiveness of patient’s peritoneal dialysis therapy, ensuring fluid prescriptions are accurate and signed by prescribers in a timely manner, taking/monitoring/interpretating blood and test results, implementing changes if required and ensuring subsequent follow up clinical appointments are made in a timely manner.
- Working within the guidelines of the National Service Framework,
- Provide prompt communication to the relevant, consultant and the team, of the outcome assessments and the patients chosen treatment modality, ensuring that both medical and patient concerns are assessed and treated accordingly.
For further details please see the attached JD & PS
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post registration experience
- Demonstrable experience in a Renal clinical area
- Proven evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Extensive demonstrable experience of peritoneal dialysis
- Demonstrable Audit experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current RN Registration with the NMC
- Diploma in Nursing
- Teaching or assessing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification in Renal Nursing (Renal Course)
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels
- Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
- Management/Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jen McDermott
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Dialysis, CKD, AKI, Access and YAW
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752437100
- Additional information
Sharon Lang Junior Sister - [email protected] 01752431694
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