Do you have the passion to provide outstanding patient experience and maintain high standards of care and dialysis treatment? We are seeking a helpful, tactful and meticulous individual who will be able to follow rigorous procedures to join our clinic as a Dialysis Assistant in Taunton Dialysis Unit.
Responsibilities
* Look after individual patients, preparing dialysis equipment for treatment, monitoring vital signs and assessing, cleaning and redressing catheter sites as required.
* Liaise with patients, their relatives and other visitors to the clinic.
* Ensure that equipment is kept clean and supplies are well-stocked, safely stored and used efficiently.
* Keep documentation up-to-date.
* Administer medication when required.
Qualifications
Are you a Healthcare Assistant with a Level 3 Health and Social Care specific qualification (NVQ, Apprenticeship, Diploma) or equivalent experience seeking an exciting new opportunity to learn specialist skills in renal care?
We are the leading provider of dialysis services to the NHS, operating 52 partnership dialysis units that together provide regular dialysis treatment to over 3,800 NHS patients in the UK. We are part of a global company treating over 344,000 patients worldwide across over 4,000 clinics, with 44 production sites on all continents to provide dialysis products such as dialysis machines, dialysers and related disposables. 1 in every 2 of all dialysis machines used around the globe are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care, making us the 3rd largest medical devices company in the world.
Work Schedule
This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours a week. Hours will vary between the following shifts: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 06.30AM-23.30PM and Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 06.30AM-18.00PM.
Benefits
We provide excellent and continuous Training and Development throughout your career, supported by dedicated Clinical Teachers. On joining, you will enroll on our 8-week Fundamental Dialysis Programme, accredited by the European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association. Thereafter, we continue to provide training and education opportunities which help take your career to the next level.
Salary: up to £28,250, with progression through the pay scale underpinned by a Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) for each role.
* No Sunday or Night Shift Working.
* Company Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
* 33 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays) increasing with service.
* Christmas Day and New Year's Day off.
* Overtime (time and a half after completing full-time hours – 150 hours every 4 weeks).
* Paid breaks.
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