Healthcare Assistant - Home Therapies Community Dialysis

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic, motivated team of renal nurses who deliver a high standard of specialist care to the home dialysis patients.

You will be involved in supporting the team and the patients during their dialysis training and will be working in the community providing support to the community patients and their families.

This post will be working across sites covering Aintree & Royal home therapies units, but will be predominantly based at the Aintree site.

You will be working in a friendly and supportive team providing comprehensive care and support to patients and relatives.

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.

Essential qualifications - driving license

Essential experience - 6-12 months acute NHS ward experience

PLEASE NOTE : PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

The role involves supporting the team & patients during training & visiting the established home dialysis patients in the community.

You will be checking blood pressures, weights, taking bloods, dressing reviews and delivering education as requested by the clinical team.

The post is open to applicants currently working as band 2 or band 3 health care assistants who are interested in pursuing and developing a career within renal dialysis setting. Training within the unit will be provided. You will be supported and trained under the supervision of our experienced and dedicated renal team.

This role will require the post holder to work in the community as a lone worker at times.

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.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

13 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-RMED-112-24-A

Job locations

Home Therapies, LUHFT

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.

Plan home visits
Obtain specimens as requested and ensure safe delivery to the lab
Perform patient observations including weight, BP heart rate etc & escalate concerns
Complete relevant documentation for all home visits
Work with the specialist nurse team to provide specialist education & support to the patients receiving a home dialysis
Car Driver

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.

Plan home visits
Obtain specimens as requested and ensure safe delivery to the lab
Perform patient observations including weight, BP heart rate etc & escalate concerns
Complete relevant documentation for all home visits
Work with the specialist nurse team to provide specialist education & support to the patients receiving a home dialysis
Car Driver

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience in healthcare working at NVQ level 2

Desirable

Experience within the renal service Peritoneal Dialysis / Haemodialysis

Knowledge

Essential

Reputation for high standard of patient care

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
Basic Computer Skills

Other

Essential

Supportive of colleagues and patients

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience in healthcare working at NVQ level 2

Desirable

Experience within the renal service Peritoneal Dialysis / Haemodialysis

Knowledge

Essential

Reputation for high standard of patient care

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
Basic Computer Skills

Other

Essential

Supportive of colleagues and patients

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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