Job summary
- Main area
- Renal - CAPD
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-7820723NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Vasculitis Nurse
Band 6
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.
Job overview
As a Specialist Nurse your role is to provide care, advice and education to patients, families and fellow practitioners within a specialist area of nursing.
This is a broad and multifaceted role requiring a blend of clinical expertise, management skills and leadership abilities to deliver high quality nursing care. In collaboration with the wider healthcare team, you will help to formulate treatment plans and evaluate patient progress regularly.
Sharing your findings and recommendations with the team is part of your duty and this ensures patient constantly receive the best possible care.
- Work collaboratively to influence and drive the development of the service.
- Provide high quality person centered care which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity using your clinical knowledge that is evidence based.
- Undertake assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations, where appropriate making clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes
Main duties of the job
- Provide high quality clinical practice. Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by theoretical and practical knowledge and be able to demonstrate improved patient care outcome
- Be aware of, and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
- Undertake holistic assessment of patients and carers needs. This will involve planning, implementing and evaluating the care delivery according to changing healthcare.
- Utilise clinical skills in assessment and or formulating a plan of care
- Work within own scope of practice and in collaboration with the multi-professional team to instigate, evaluate and modify a range of diagnostic testing /interventions (service specific).
- Demonstrate sound knowledge in relation to pattern of disease or disorder (service specific), markers of condition progression and range of treatment available at each stage of disorder or condition.
- To work collaboratively utilising history taking and examination skills within multidisciplinary team, guidelines and protocols.
- Be able to assess and re-evaluate the clinical situation as the patient’s condition changes.
- Anticipate likely potential physical and psychological problems caused either by the condition or by treatment
Working for our organisation
Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Demonstrate and further develop specialist knowledge in Glomerulonephritis (GN), Vasculitis, and Polycystic Kidney Disease, including the interpretation and understanding of relevant blood test results.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary Renal team, including Nephrologists, to enhance specialist knowledge, skills and patient outcomes
- Support patients in the management of kidney conditions with the aim of relieving and controlling symptoms and reducing disease progression.
- Develop and apply advanced assessment skills to identify patient needs, providing tailored education, information, advice and counselling.
- Provide cross-cover for the Remote Monitoring Service as required
- Liaise with other Renal services to benchmark practice and share learning to promote continuous improvement.
- Support service delivery across the Berkshire Kidney Unit, including attendance at clinic across East and West Berkshire – Royal Berkshire Hospital, West Berkshire Hospital, Bracknell Health Space, Townlands Hospital and Windsor Dialysis Unit.
- Provide expert nursing care and specialist advice for patients diagnosed with Vasculitis, Glomerulonephritis (GN) and Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC)
- First Level degree (HEI Level 6) or equivalent, in undergraduate base profession
Desirable criteria
- Specialist post-graduate education
- Qualifications, or training relevant to speciality area / clinical practice
- Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
- Leadership course / qualification
- Registered with NMC as an Independent / Supplementary Prescriber (if required within the service) or willing to undertake training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of managing a varying aspects of a patient’s care within a Renal Speciality
- Experience of supervising, teaching, mentoring and developing staff
- Experience of working in partnership with all levels of staff, evidencing the ability to plan and co-ordinate the provision of care
- Able to demonstrate ability to deliver training and education to patients
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing and implementing policies and protocols
- Demonstrate an awareness of risk management
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable evidence clinical skills required within service / speciality
- Ability to analyse and interpret information from patient assessment and interventions, and freedom to act in managing patients ‘care
- Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.
- To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives and work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner
- Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance
- Commitment to CPD practices for own development, and the development & support of others
- Demonstrates attitudes and behaviours which reflect the organisational CARE values and role model these to others.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the principles of effective budgetary management
Other
Essential criteria
- Evidence of well-developed IT sills using a wide range of programmes / packages
- Good time management skills and flexible approach to work.
- Able to meet the physical demands of the role such as moving and handling of patients, operating and maintaining clinical and training equipment.
- Able to apply and sustain mental effort required to carry out detailed work requiring high levels of concentration, attention to detail and effective time management.
- Ability to work under own initiative to add value and contribute to business success.
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
- Barbara Harris
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for Renal Home Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 8555
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