Renal Care Assistant Northampton, England
Job description
University Hospitals of Leicester
NHS Trust
RENAL, RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC CMG
Health Care Assistant
Band 3
37.5 hours per week
Based at Northampton Dialysis Unit
We are looking for an enthusiastic well motivated Health Care Assistant to work in our Nurse led Haemodialysis Satellite Unit based in Northampton. These are exciting times with the unit relocating to new premises on the 1stof May 2023 which will enable us to increase patient capacity.
You must have experience working in the NHS and ideally hold an NVQ3 or equivalent. Previous experience in renal / Haemodialysis is desirable but not essential, as training will be given. The team that you will be joining is dedicated to training and promoting your continuous professional development.
The successful candidate will be flexible, demonstrate excellent communication skills, a commitment to personal and professional development and a desire to provide a high standard of care delivery to chronically ill patients.
- Caring for patients receiving Haemodialysis
- Commencing and discontinuing Dialysis
- Monitoring patients during Dialysis
- Ensuring unit is well stocked
- Maintaining a safe environment by ensuring equipment cleaned regularly.
- Assisting Registered Nurses when needed.
- Act as a effective member of the team
Our team is made up of more than 14,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Sister / Charge Nurse and staff; the wider multidisciplinary team; Facilities
Directorate; Nursing Directorate; Infection control; Patients Advocacy and Liaison
DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
- Undertake specified direct and indirect care, clinical and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the Registered Nurse / Health Care Professional.
- Carry out specified delegated clinical care and support consistent with the patient /users plan of care.
- Deliver unsupervised specified care and intervention as prescribed by an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional in accordance to agreed Trust and Directorate policies, procedures and protocols.
- Assist the Registered Professional by developing care plans, assessing and
- Make observations of care with regard to supporting the patient/users general health and well-being.
- Maintain effective communication with the Registered Nurse / Health Care Professional regarding issues relating to assigned duties, promptly reporting areas of concern.
- Assist and support care delivery by only undertaking delegated work that is within own level skill and competence.
- Carry out duties consistent with individual patient / users wishes, maintaining privacy, dignity and recognising cultural diversity and needs.
- Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the care delivered by the Health care team and that benefits the patient/ user experience.
