Job summary
- Main area
- Renal Dialysis
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long Days and Twilight Shifts)
- Job ref
- 361-6371258
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chiltern Kidney Centre
- Town
- Houghton Regis
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/08/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker - Higher Level- Renal Unit
NHS AfC: Band 3
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Clinical Support Worker - Higher Level who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will work as an integral part of the team and demonstrate a willingness to develop the knowledge and skills required to assist in caring for renal haemodialysis patients under the supervision of a registered nurse.
The Clinical Support Worker- Higher Level will provide assistance to the nursing team in the process of haemodialysis and work collaboratively and co-operatively to meet the needs of patients and their families within the sphere of their level of competence related to in-service training, at the discretion of the unit sister.
You will be expected to rotate between the haemodialysis units as service needs dictate and to gain invaluable experience.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities overcoming any difficulties in communication between the people involved.
Prepare each individuals environment, equipment and materials appropriately for the procedure prior to starting the procedure.
Undertake the delegated task correctly, effectively and to time.
Report any problems with equipment and materials promptly to the nurse in charge.
Move patients, machinery, and goods in accordance with East & North Herts NHS Trust policies and procedures, whilst identifying and minimising the risks involved.
Assisting with providing of Haemodialysis treatment upon successful completion of QCF level 3 and relevant competency assessment.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in a renal haemodialysis setting
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Basic Education
- Renal Unit Training Programme part 1 competencies or equivalent
- Willingness to successfully complete the part 2 Renal Unit Training Programme.
Desirable criteria
- Health related level 2 apprenticeship and QCF (or equivalent qualification).
- Commitment to successfully complete the level 3 apprenticeship and QCF as identified by department (or equivalent qualification)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
- Ability to work within a team
- Demonstrates a flexible approach to work.
- Basic IT skills or willingness to develop.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Slaffa
- Job title
- Nurse Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 2888516
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