Registered Nurse - Peritoneal Dialysis

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The closing date is 03 March 2026

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Peritoneal Dialysis who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will be joining an experienced renal team who has extensive experience in developing the workforce to manage renal units. The Renal Team will be providing the clinical management of patients requiring peritoneal dialysis in and around the Herts & Beds area.

You will work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team in renal. You will demonstrate a willingness to develop the knowledge and skills required to care for renal patients. This includes the delivery of care to all patients receiving renal replacement therapy on the peritoneal dialysis unit and on the nephrology ward.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:
Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of patients from admission (or before) to discharge, with the involvement of patients and their relatives/carers.

Participate in initial training, follow-up care and refresher training both in the unit and patient's home.

Participate within a team of nurse and support workers in providing continuity of patient care.

Assist in maintaining good communication links with the Multidisciplinary Team, Specialist Nurses and all other relevant personnel.

Develop competence and skills required in order to safely use and maintain equipment utilised in the management of renal patients.

Develop competence in peritoneal dialysis skills, such as performing peritoneal dialysis, evaluation of patient access, and patient fluid assessment, phlebotomy.

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

• First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register, educated to diploma level
• Willingness to successfully complete clinical post‑registration education to include a recognised renal course and mentorship qualification.
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Relevant post‑registration recognised renal course.
• Recognised mentorship qualification.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

• Previous experience of working in a ward or care environment.
• Currently working in a renal setting or acute ward environment.
• Experience of supporting students and/or Clinical Support Workers

• Ability to communicate effectively – excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates a flexible approach, able to react to the changing needs of the department.
• Ability to use negotiating…