Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 3 support worker to work within our Home Therapies dialysis team at UHNM. We are an expanding team who care for, and assist, a cohort of patients to undertake peritoneal dialysis at home 7 days a week.



The team is cohesive and professional with a genuine interest and passion for providing a high standard of dialysis care. If you are looking for a new challenge, then this innovative unit will provide you with an exciting and rewarding role in Renal Nursing. Previous healthcare experience is essential. The team is dedicated to training and promoting continual professional development and will provide full support and training, with a protected supernumerary period to allow for learning.



Part time hours will be considered.



As part of the Home Therapies team, the post holder will work unsupervised, carrying out delegated tasks to assist and support patients on peritoneal dialysis in the community. The post holder will be required to drive to a designated number of patients homes per day where they will undertake pre-dialysis assessments, set up automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) machines, connect and disconnect patients from their dialysis machines and perform Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in accordance with individual dialysis prescriptions. A home dialysis clinical nurse specialist (CNS) will be available for support, escalation and advice at all times.



University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.



We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.



Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.



For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached and Person Specification.



For more details on the post, please contact Helen Capper



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