We are pleased to be able to offer you the opportunity of a permanent full time role with the Kidney Care Nursing Team. We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Kidney Care Nurse to join our specialist renal team to work with patients across the kidney care journey. This is a 37.5 hours per week, full time post. Previous Renal Experience Essential. Training Will Be Provided. The Kidney Care Nursing Team at UHNM are responsible for educating renal patients and families about their Chronic Kidney Disease treatment options through organised education sessions and on a one to one basis, monitoring their renal anaemia, participating in advanced kidney care clinics and hepatitis b vaccination programme. We work closely with our Home Therapies team, Renal Transplant team and our specialist consultants across the Royal Stoke, County Hospital and Leighton Hospital. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, team working skills and be dedicated to improving the patient's experience. Key responsibilities. The role of the Kidney care CNS is to be clinically creditable in the delivery of general and specialist services that are delivered within the CKD Team. The Kidney Care CNS will work closely with the senior Sister in the delivery of evidence based practice; ensuring the patients receive safe and effective patient care to meet the Directorate and trust safety agenda and matching patient and family expectations. The Kidney Care Nursing Team at UHNM are responsible for educating renal patients and families about their Chronic Kidney Disease treatment options through organised education sessions and on a one to one basis, monitoring their renal anaemia, participating in advanced kidney care clinics and hepatitis b vaccination programme. We work closely with our Home Therapies team, Renal Transplant team and our specialist consultants across the Royal Stoke, County Hospital and Leighton Hospital. Facilitate communication, which results in clear responsibilities being identified within the multi-professional team There is a requirement to exchange verbal and written information with patients, staff and carers requiring tact and diplomacy. The post holder needs to ensure that all barriers to understanding are overcome by using differing strategies to meet individual need, Deputise for the Sister/Charge Nurse at Unit/Directorate/ Divisional meetings and working groups in relation to improvement in patient care University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Sant Job title: Kidney Care Sister Email address: helen.sant@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01782 676397