We are looking to recruit energetic, enthusiastic and reliable individuals to work with a team of healthcare assistants visiting patients at home to prepare and set up the patients peritoneal dialysis machine or to set up manual peritoneal dialysis. Patients receive at least one visit per day from one of the team, including at weekends and in the evenings. The working pattern includes regular weekend work and late shifts. Shifts are between 8 am and 10 pm on a rota basis.
This is a busy but rewarding service, and the applicant needs to be a reliable individual.
Full training will be given to the successful candidates.
It is essential that you have a full clean driving license and have access to a reliable car
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents in addition to the information given below.
We are a team of nurses caring for patients undergoing dialysis treatment at home.
We teach patients how to do their own dialysis at home and then monitor and support the patient and their family at home
In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents as attached to this advert.
• Traveling to patients throughout Nottinghamshire, full driving license therefore required
• Setting up patients dialysis machine in their home
• Changing and organising patient dialysis stock
• Carrying out manual peritoneal dialysis fluid exchanges when requested
We are looking for staff who are passionate about delivering the highest standards of care and put the patient at the centre at all times.
We offer a truly unique experience working within the Renal & Renal Transplantation speciality, part of the CAS Division, NUH.
We recognise outstanding individuals and support them in their career and development in every way we can.
A key feature of our specialty is the positive culture we have developed which is based on valuing, trust, engagement and involvement of our staff. We consistently deliver high quality innovative services
If you are a committed, flexible, team-player who insists in the best possible care for your patients and are ready to become part of the Renal Home Therapies team then we'd love to hear from you
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH)
NUH is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are, a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit ourwebsite
Some of the benefits of working for our organisation include:
• Flexible working
• Opportunities for to be innovative/creative in the workplace
• Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Cycle to work and travel
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.
Key points are:
• To visit patients in their homes and prepare their automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) machine
• Visit patients at home, at night, and commence their dialysis treatment when required
• Visit patients in the morning to disconnect them from their dialysis machine
• Carry out peritoneal dialysis fluid changes in the patients home when required
• Monitor patients stock of dialysis equipment, carrying out stock counts when requested
• Changing patient dressings to their dialysis tube
• To work in the Home Therapies Unit assisting the qualified nurses
• To work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team
• Following appropriate training and assessment, undertake clinical and non-clinical duties in support of the registered nurses in the Home Therapies Unit
• When required, to help on the Home Therapies Unit supporting clinics and daycase patients
This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024