Job summary
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
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. 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.
2. To work closely with the Consultants, medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team and Heads of Department within the Directorate.
3. To ensure that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
4. To visit inpatients as appropriate, to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support.
Management and Leadership
1. To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for managing and prioritising own workload against the needs of patients and service requirements.
2. To assist the Line Manager in the provision of clinical and managerial leadership and support of all nursing and clerical staff.
3. To deputise for senior colleagues in their absence as required.
4. To assist in the development of business plans to extend existing service as appropriate as required.
5. 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. 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.
2. To work closely with the Consultants, medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team and Heads of Department within the Directorate.
3. To ensure that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
4. To visit inpatients as appropriate, to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support.
Management and Leadership
1. To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for managing and prioritising own workload against the needs of patients and service requirements.
2. To assist the Line Manager in the provision of clinical and managerial leadership and support of all nursing and clerical staff.
3. To deputise for senior colleagues in their absence as required.
4. To assist in the development of business plans to extend existing service as appropriate as required.
5. 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register.
- Have, or be working towards a relevant Degree qualification.
- Willingness to develop IT and computer skills relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience, including significant experience in a position relevant to the speciality.
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Leadership qualities.
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Skills
Essential
- Able to perform clinical skills relevant to the speciality.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register.
- Have, or be working towards a relevant Degree qualification.
- Willingness to develop IT and computer skills relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience, including significant experience in a position relevant to the speciality.
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Leadership qualities.
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Skills
Essential
- Able to perform clinical skills relevant to the speciality.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk & Norwich Kidney Centre
Bowthorpe Employment Area, Francis Way
Norwich
NR5 9JA
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
