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Job summary

Main area
Adult medicine / Renal
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday; occasional bank holiday)
Job ref
193-8326461NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Registered Nursing Associate for Renal Home Therapies

NHS AfC: Band 4

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate for Renal Home Therapies

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date. 

Nursing Associate  - deliver hands on renal care to Renal Home therapy patients along their renal journey.

Essentially this a core hour post working Monday-Friday with the very occasional bank holiday working. 

The role will involve the Nursing Associate to develop the skill of training patients to carry out Peritoneal dialysis and all their associated renal care.

The majority of the time you will be based at the RBH site - going on and off-site to meet the patients needs and service delivery.

Renal Care is provided in a variety of settings at the RBH base, in the patients homes, alternative RBH wards if the patient is an in -patient, additional care services, e.g. if there is a need to take renal care to the patient, out -patient settings.

The Renal service at the RBH covers East and West Berkshire (Jct 4-14 M4 corridor as an example).

Main duties of the job

To carry out Peritoneal dialysis (PD)as a dialysis modality.

Teach patients to undertake  PD or Automated PD ( APD). 

Patient health education. 

Home visits. 

Observations / ECG's. 

Wound care Infection control practices. 

Venepuncture / cannulation. 

Support the trained staff with service delivery.

Assist with renal procedures.

Stock control.

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Patient training. 

Patient and  family reviews / support 

Venepunction / Cannulation.

Assisting the trained team in service delivery of these Home therapy patients. 

Observations / fluid / infection reviews. 

Assist with infection control /risk practices. 

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nursing Assistant or an Assistant Practitioner (Health)
  • Experience as a Nursing Assistant or Assistant Practitioner
Desirable criteria
  • Driver / car owner
  • Prior medical / renal nursing experience

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Prior experience in Adult medicine / community nursing / renal

Ability to be a lone worker after a period of supervision

Essential criteria
  • Achieved following training and supervision / prior experience
Desirable criteria
  • Prior patient or family training experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy will automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Barbara Harris
Job title
Lead nurse for Renal Home Therapies
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183228555
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