Community Renal Care Assistant

Full Time Position available

Lincolnshire Renal Community Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time enthusiastic, well‑motivated Health Care Assistant to join Lincoln Renal Community Team. We are an expanding team who care for a cohort of patients that undertake either haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis  community teams work alongside their colleagues in the Lincoln Dialysis units and you will be based at the Lincoln site.

You must have previous HCA experience working and ideally hold an NVQ3 or equivalent. Previous experience in renal is desirable but not essential, as full support and training will be given. The team that you will be joining is dedicated to training and promoting your continuous professional development.

The role involves working as part of the home care team delivering high quality of care for a wide variety of renal patients. This will include daily visits to patients homes to monitor their care and assist them so the ability to transport yourself is essential. Reimbursement for the use of a car for travel within the role is available. There are various hours available during the core hours of 8:00 – 20:00 with weekend working included.

The successful candidate will be flexible, demonstrate excellent communication skills, a commitment to personal and professional development and a desire to provide a high standard of care delivery to chronically ill patients.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay and skill level required for a skilled worker visa.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ).

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Jane Avison

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