Specialist Support Nurse - Renal Transplant | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a Specialist Support Nurse - Renal Transplant. This role involves providing high-quality, patient-focused care, managing cases, and offering clinical expertise to staff. Candidates should have specialist nursing knowledge in renal transplant nursing. The position aims to enhance care standards within the specialty. Flexible working patterns are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge and skills in renal transplant nursing.
• Ability to advise, educate, and lead care within the specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, patient‑focused care.
• Assess, develop, and implement specialist nursing care programmes.
• Offer specialist advice and support to other staff.
• Manage allocated cases and carry a caseload.

Skills

Specialist nursing care

Patient assessment

Clinical expertise

Patient-focused care

Care management

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Specialist Support Nurse - Renal Transplant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care as a practitioner with specialist skills and provide advice and clinical expertise to other staff. They will carry a caseload and be responsible for the management of allocated cases, providing specialist nursing care programmes and support to patients and carers.

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.

We are committed to a positive work-life balance and flexible working patterns where possible, with formal consideration of such requests balanced against service needs.

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
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, patient‑focused care by assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes.
• Offer specialist advice and support to and liaise with other staff.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care as a practitioner with specialist skills, and provide advice and clinical expertise to other members of staff.
• Provide specialist clinical advice for patients and carers.
• Carry a caseload and take responsibility for the management of allocated cases.
• Strive to improve and maintain standards of care within the specialty.
• Support other nurses by improving their skills to enable them to provide the highest standard of care for patients within the specialty.

Qualifications and Requirements

Qualifications are not listed in the provided description; the role requires specialist knowledge and skills in renal transplant nursing, with the ability to advise, educate and lead care within the specialty. (Note: please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information.)

Additional Information

This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025.