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Home Dialysis Team
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
050-NMR572-0825
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Renal Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd
Town
Bangor
Salary
£39,263 - £47,280 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
12/09/2025

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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Home Dialysis Specialist Nurse

Band 6

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable. 

 

Job overview

Home Therapies Specialist Nurse  BCUHB West

This is an exciting opportunity to join the BCUHB Ysbyty Gwynedd Home Dialysis team who are responsible for haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients in our area.

You will be joining a highly motivated team of nursing working closely with a multidisciplinary team in the renal unit in Bangor & Alltwen.

The role will involve the training and supervision of home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis Patients, both in the Renal Unit and within their own homes. This will require the specialist nurse to provide care and supervision for a case load of home dialysis patients, working within the Renal Unit MDT.

Our Patients are closely monitored by our team within their home environment and closely monitored in the joint consultant Nephrologist and Nurse lead clinics. Other requirements of the role will include the ability to assess the fluid status of a Patient, to assess adequacy of dialysis, monitoring dialysis access and their dialysis technique, together with their general well being and the way in which they are coping with dialysis at home. It will also involve the monitoring of equipment and treatment programmes, monitoring of blood results and haemodialysis water quality. Training will be provided to ensure expertise in this area.

Main duties of the job

Your Main duties of the role will include:

  1. Clinical duties
  2. Clinical Governance
  3. Audit and Research
  4.  Communication
  5.  Financial Management
  6.  Leadership and Management
  7. Training and Education

The posts are an opportunity to join a small but close team who work together to enable the maintenance of the existing home dialysis population and expansion of the service for home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis Patients.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. 

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

  • To support the BCUHB in increasing the number of patients undertaking self-care and home based dialysis.
  •  To train and support patients to perform a range of tasks relating to their dialysis according to individual ability.
  • To implement a training program that will change the culture of staff and patient education and define the nursing and medical role to emphasise patient empowerment and self-care.
  • To enhance education of the medical condition including the role of dialysis, medication, diet and oral fluid restriction, as well as the impact of the illness on quality of life.
  • To provide a consistent approach and share best practice across BCUHB.

 

Person specification

NMC Registered

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Renal Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Renal Course

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
  • Renal Course

Home Dialysis Expereience

Essential criteria
  • Home Dialysis Expereience
Desirable criteria
  • Home Dialysis Knowledge

Experience of change management

Desirable criteria
  • Experience of change management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sara Baker
Job title
Home dialysis team lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000 8402329
Additional information

 

Informal visit welcomed. Please contact Sara Baker or Sarah Hirst -Williams to arrange on 03000842300.

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