Job summary
Ward 31 is a specialist Outpatient Department at the Freeman Hospital providing 47 dialysis stations for patients of all needs, the department is open 6 days a week from 07:00 until 00:30, providing haemodialysis for approximately 260 patients who attend 3 times weekly for treatment.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our ward team, to care for patients within this very busy department.
- 37 hours 30 minutes/week - part time hours will be considered
- Interview Date: 31 August 2023
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The job of dialysis care assistant entails a variety of duties working with patients, assisting nursing staff, and working with specialist machinery. You must be flexible and be able to work within our shift pattern this will include being able to start work as early as 05:30 to prepare the department for the patients arriving at 7 am.
A good general education, good communication skills, good manual dexterity skills, time management, and the ability to work as part of a team are required for this post. Full in-service training allows staff to develop practical skills and experience within this field of nursing.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To abide by Trust policies and procedures.
- To assist the registered nurses (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high quality patient care.
- Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner.
- Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives.
- Continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high quality safe care.
- Post holder will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other ward / department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, re-determined stock levels are met and clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly.
- Assist with admin & clerical duties as required.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To abide by Trust policies and procedures.
- To assist the registered nurses (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high quality patient care.
- Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner.
- Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives.
- Continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high quality safe care.
- Post holder will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other ward / department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, re-determined stock levels are met and clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly.
- Assist with admin & clerical duties as required.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oAbility to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care
- oAbility to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner
- oAbility to meet basic care needs of patients, washing dressing, assistance with feeding etc
- oUnderstanding of confidentiality
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of basic food hygiene concepts
- oUnderstanding of basic safeguarding
SKILLS
Essential
- oBasic IT skills
- oGood literacy and numeracy skills
- oAbility to be responsible for own development, identifying training needs, set personal objectives and attend appropriate training as agreed by line manager
- Ability to initiate emergency action when required e.g. Cardiac arrest, Fire.
Desirable
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oAbility to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities
Desirable
- oExperience of caring in a health care setting
- oPrevious work in a health care setting
- oPrevious NHS experience
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oNVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oAbility to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care
- oAbility to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner
- oAbility to meet basic care needs of patients, washing dressing, assistance with feeding etc
- oUnderstanding of confidentiality
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of basic food hygiene concepts
- oUnderstanding of basic safeguarding
SKILLS
Essential
- oBasic IT skills
- oGood literacy and numeracy skills
- oAbility to be responsible for own development, identifying training needs, set personal objectives and attend appropriate training as agreed by line manager
- Ability to initiate emergency action when required e.g. Cardiac arrest, Fire.
Desirable
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oAbility to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities
Desirable
- oExperience of caring in a health care setting
- oPrevious work in a health care setting
- oPrevious NHS experience
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oNVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience
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).
