Healthcare Assistant - Home Therapies Community Dialysis
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6306630/287-RMED-112-24-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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
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.
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 herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
Follow us on Social Media:
Facebook – Liverpool University Hospitals Careers
Instagram - @LUHFTcareers
Twitter - @LUHFTcareers
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
•
This advert closes on Friday 17 May 2024
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
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.
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 herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
Follow us on Social Media:
Facebook – Liverpool University Hospitals Careers
Instagram - @LUHFTcareers
Twitter - @LUHFTcareers
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
•
This advert closes on Friday 17 May 2024