Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Paediatric Renal Medicine Specialty - RVI
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-12-007
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/04/2025
Employer heading

Nurse Specialist (CYP Renal)
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Are you interested in a change in career or developing your existing renal nursing and/or haemodialysis skills? An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and self-motivated Band 6 nurse to join our Paediatric Nephrology Team. This is an exciting role within an established renal service.
You will provide a high level of support delivering care to patients and their families in both the acute and community settings with a variety of renal conditions and diseases. You will be responsible for a cohort of patients alongside the Nephrologists to deliver CKD management, education and preparation for renal replacement therapies as well as conservative management. Your work will involve face to face assessments, clinics, delivery of education as well as contributing to audit and research.
A car driver is essential for this role.
- Interview Date Thursday 24 April 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The service provides staff with the chance to develop and enhance essential high dependency skills, management of critical blood pressure anomalies and fluid balance disturbances as well as the development of complex dialysis and transplantation skills. The successful candidate will be fully supported and trained to become proficient in haemodialysis, plasmapheresis, immunoadsorption peritoneal dialysis and also looking after children with chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, nephrotic syndrome and post renal transplant. The successful candidate will be working on our haemodialysis unit providing in centre haemodialysis and work alongside the renal nurse specialists to gain the skills and expertise to work autonomously and work towards being able to provide 24 hour on call support on a rotational basis.
This is a challenging but rewarding position where you will be given every opportunity to maximise your potential. You will undergo a structured orientation programme.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work as a skilled member of the nursing team to provide a high standard of holistic family centred care to the children and families
- Ability to promote family centred cared and establish good relationships
- To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary teams
- To be able to take charge of the haemodialysis unit, in the absence of the senior sister
- Able to make informed decisions within their own speciality and scope of professional practice to ensure agreed standard and objectives are met
- Take an active role in the development of the service
- To follow and demonstrate the Trust Values
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
- Is working towards advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice.
- Contributes to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
- Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
- Contributes to training and education within specialist area.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- • Registered nurse (appropriate to branch)
- • Current NMC registration
- • Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
- • Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
- • Current driving licence if relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- • Degree in health related subject
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- • Some post registration experience within related specialist area of practice
- • Extended clinical practice underpinned by training supervision & assessment
- • Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- • Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- • Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- • Research or audit experience
- • Evidence of contribution towards education and training programmes
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Good IT skills
- • Effective report writing skills
- • Able to work independently and as a member of a team
- • Effective organisation and time management skills
Desirable criteria
- • Change management skills and involvement in project work
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
- Jayne Straker
- Job title
- Nurse Specialist CYP Renal
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912821639
- Additional information
Vikki Emmet
Nurse Specialist
01912829408
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