Job overview

A Renal Supportive Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) plays a key role in providing palliative and end-of-life care to patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly those in stage 5 CKD, across various care settings. This role is essential for patients who either choose not to undergo dialysis, are receiving dialysis, or have undergone a kidney transplant. The CNS ensures the holistic care of these patients, addressing their physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs as they approach the end of life.

Due to increasing patient numbers, higher levels of complexity, and growing frailty, we have recently expanded our team to better meet the needs of this population, both in renal care and within the broader local community.

This is a full time post ( FTE). This post is based within Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and also includes our satellite sites.

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