Band 8a Lead Nurse Specialist Practice Kidney Transplantation


Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW3 2QG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	24 Jul 2026
Closing date:	28 Aug 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic nurse to join the Renal Transplant Service at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust asLead Nurse (Band 8a)on a fixed-term basis (12months).

We are seeking an innovative and compassionate clinical nurse specialist (CNS) with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the renal transplant pathway. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced CNS looking to develop their leadership skills and take the next step in their career.

This pivotal role will provide clinical, operational and professional leadership for the renal transplant nursing service, leading the CNS team and working closely with the multidisciplinary team to drive service development, advance nurse-led practice and enhance patient experience.

We provide a specialist tertiary renal transplant service for patients across North Central London and Hertfordshire, including transplant recipients, living donors, patients awaiting transplantation, and young adults transitioning from paediatric services.

The successful candidate will bring substantial renal and transplant experience, excellent communication and leadership skills, and a passion for improving outcomes for transplant recipients and living donors. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience within a nationally recognised transplant service while contributing to the future development of renal transplantation care

· Liaise with key members of the MDT to advise & support in the delivery of specialised patient care for patients within renal transplant service across professional boundaries.

· Run nurse led clinics & be responsible for excellent standards of nursing care to patients through planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating nurse-led clinics & services.

· Supporting the leadership, development, & performance management of CNS workforce including living donation, transplant assessment and recipient teams. Ensuring consistent standards of care, patient experience, & clinical outcomes across services.

· Contribute to workforce planning, service transformation, & QI initiatives to meet current and future service demands.

· Lead and support with specialist nursing knowledge the development, and implementation of programmes of nursing care for individual patients and the client group as a whole.

· Contribute to training and education within renal transplantation and living donation and wider teams.

· Promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through reviewing the evidence base and embedding this in practice through engagement in research activities.

· Foster strong multidisciplinary & cross-organisational relationships, representing the service at local, regional, & national forums as required to enhance the profile of the service & support system-wide collaboration.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Friday 7 Aug 2026

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