Dialysis Support Worker

3 months ago

StokeonTrent, United Kingdom University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Full time

Please note it is an essential requirement that you have a full driving licence and car*

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 3 support worker to work within our Home Therapies dialysis team at UHNM. We are an expanding team who care for, and assist, a cohort of patients to undertake peritoneal dialysis at home 7 days a week.

The team is cohesive and professional with a genuine interest and passion for providing a high standard of dialysis care. If you are looking for a new challenge, then this innovative unit will provide you with an exciting and rewarding role in Renal Nursing. Previous healthcare experience is essential. The team is dedicated to training and promoting continual professional development and will provide full support and training, with a protected supernumerary period to allow for learning.

Part time hours will be considered.

As part of the Home Therapies team, the post holder will work unsupervised, carrying out delegated tasks to assist and support patients on peritoneal dialysis in the community. The post holder will be required to drive to a designated number of patients homes per day where they will undertake pre-dialysis assessments, set up automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) machines, connect and disconnect patients from their dialysis machines and perform Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in accordance with individual dialysis prescriptions. A home dialysis clinical nurse specialist (CNS) will be available for support, escalation and advice at all times.

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 more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Helen Capper

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