Home Therapies Clinical Nurse Specialist | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 December 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7599452/287-RMED-451-25 |
Summary
Home Dialysis Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6 - 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic renal nurse to join the Home Therapies Renal Team at Liverpool University Hospitals working across the Royal Liverpool Hospital & Aintree sites.
We are looking for a Home Therapies Renal Nurse Specialist to provide a quality service to patients who choose to have dialysis at home on either HD or PD.
We are seeking to recruit an individual with excellent communication skills, along with extensive post registration experience in renal replacement therapies, along with evidence of professional and personal development to degree level, or equivalent specialist study/experience. We are an enthusiastic and dedicated team and the role will not only impact on patient care but will be challenging and rewarding on a personal level.
The Home Dialysis Team is working to provide training and support for patients choosing to have dialysis at home. This is a growing service that aims to provide the highest standard of care for patients through on going education and support, both in hospital and at home.
Community work is required for this role therefore full driving license and access to a vehicle is essential for applicants.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
• Provide education and training to Home Dialysis patients and their care givers on how to perform chosen Renal Replacement Therapy in the home.
• Coordinate the care of the home dialysis patients from referral to training and continuing follow up care in the community.
• Act as a resource for all medical and nursing staff regarding the care of hospitalised Peritoneal Dialysis and Home Haemodialysis patients.
• Provide training to patients referred to the Home Therapies Team.
• Act as a resource for patients and family members via phone/home visits /clinic visits on a timely basis.
• Participate in Quality Improvement Projects.
• Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care standard policies and procedures for patient care.
• Identifies educational needs of inpatient and clinic nursing staff regarding care of dialysis patients
• Perform other duties as assigned
This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025