Job summary
A great opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Dialysis Assistant .
The candidate must have the care certificate, at least NVQ level 3 care or above and be fully compliant with mandatory training.
The successful candidate will be working with an experienced and excellent team of nurses, dialysis assistants, health care assistants and medics.
We currently have 7 stations running 07:00 - midnight Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 07:00 - 19:00 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
If you are motivated, keen to learn new skills and committed to the delivery of high quality patient care, this is an ideal opportunity for you to grow and develop within the renal setting.
Main duties of the job
The Dialysis Assistant will function at a higher level of competency than that of other health care assistants. They will have responsibility for actively participating as part of a multi-disciplinary team, with proximal supervision from a registered nurse, in providing a holistic renal replacement therapy to our dialysis patients.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver therapeutic renal replacement therapy to patients as required within set protocols and within the scope of the Dialysis Assistant remit.
Perform patient assessment (under supervision and after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner), plan and deliver high standards of care.
Develop, implement and evaluate individual care plans, utilising models, protocols, practical and theoretical knowledge.
Perform area specific clinical competencies to enhance the delivery of patient care. Initiate renal replacement therapies as appropriate to patients individual needs.
Evaluate and assess patient's vascular access for dialysis.
Administer anticoagulants as part of Renal Replacement Therapy.
Maintain vascular access whilst initiative, during and concluding renal replacement therapy. Observe for signs of infection and report to the registered nurse or appropriate medical team. Ensure relevant information is documented.
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver therapeutic renal replacement therapy to patients as required within set protocols and within the scope of the Dialysis Assistant remit.
Perform patient assessment (under supervision and after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner), plan and deliver high standards of care.
Develop, implement and evaluate individual care plans, utilising models, protocols, practical and theoretical knowledge.
Perform area specific clinical competencies to enhance the delivery of patient care. Initiate renal replacement therapies as appropriate to patients individual needs.
Evaluate and assess patient's vascular access for dialysis.
Administer anticoagulants as part of Renal Replacement Therapy.
Maintain vascular access whilst initiative, during and concluding renal replacement therapy. Observe for signs of infection and report to the registered nurse or appropriate medical team. Ensure relevant information is documented.
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree or equivalent
- Successful completion of a period of local training and assessed using directorate dialysis competency pack for haemoldialysis
Experience
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate duties to less experienced staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Have a sound knowledge of renal replacement therapies in order to assess the patient's condition and adjust treatment as necessary in relation to dialysis therapies
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Basic computer skills, including email, PAS and renal proton systems
- Good organisation skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
Other
Essential
- Maintain responsibility for the identification of own continuing educational needs including attendance to trust annual mandatory training updates
- Caring and compassionate
- Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree or equivalent
- Successful completion of a period of local training and assessed using directorate dialysis competency pack for haemoldialysis
Experience
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate duties to less experienced staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Have a sound knowledge of renal replacement therapies in order to assess the patient's condition and adjust treatment as necessary in relation to dialysis therapies
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Basic computer skills, including email, PAS and renal proton systems
- Good organisation skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
Other
Essential
- Maintain responsibility for the identification of own continuing educational needs including attendance to trust annual mandatory training updates
- Caring and compassionate
- Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
