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Main area: Renal dialysis Grade: NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract: Permanent Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (per annum pro rata) Job ref: 349-MRI-6827571*
Site: Tameside Renal Satellite Dialysis Unit Town: Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, Manchester Salary: £23,615 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata) Salary period: Yearly Closing: 06/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
Trainee/Dialysis Assistants required to work in the Tameside Renal Satellite Dialysis Unit.
At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, our Dialysis Assistants take great pride in the essential work they do.
Right now, we’re looking for dedicated, efficient but above all, hugely caring and aspiring Dialysis Assistants to join our teams. The Dialysis Assistants are at the heart of each unit and as such you will form a vital part of the team at the forefront of delivering haemodialysis treatment to our patients. You will do this by communicating effectively and with compassion and assisting them with their personal needs and mobility, supporting with eating and drinking and recording observations.
You will need to have:
* An NVQ or apprenticeship Level 2 in Adult Health Care
* Excellent communication and listening skills
* A friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate communication style
* A strong ability to engage with patients, visitors and colleagues
* The ability to work well in a team
You will be required to complete a dialysis training competency package which, when competent will enable you to support the patient by being involved in initiating, monitoring and completing dialysis treatment. We will support all successful candidates to complete the Haemodialysis Foundation Competencies whilst being paid as a Band 2 Trainee Dialysis Assistant and once these are achieved (which may take up to 6 months) you will then be paid as a Band 3 Dialysis Assistant.
Main duties of the job
* Set up and maintain a safe area for dialysis.
* Preparation of a haemodialysis machine including lining and priming.
* Correct use of Personal Protective Equipment and Aseptic Non Touch Technique.
* Commencing/discontinuing haemodialysis treatment via vascular access i.e. central venous catheter, AVF or graft.
* Correct decontamination of equipment.
* Safe discharge from dialysis area.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Experience
* Experience of working in any health care setting
* Experience of working in an acute setting
* Experience of working in a dialysis unit
Education/Qualifications
* Must have completed general education
* Holds the Apprenticeship Level 2 in Care qualification or equivalent
Skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Basic IT skills
* Ability to perform clinical skills/competencies to level 3 standard
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Mr Joyappa Subbegowda-Ponnappa Job title: Ward Manager Email address: joyappa.subbegowda@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01618224303 Additional information:
Fiona Sharples - Matron - fiona.sharples@mft.nhs.uk
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