Dialysis Care Assistant Level 3 – Patient-Focused

Position: Dialysis Care Assistant Level 3 – Patient-Focused Support
Healthcare Assistant - Level 3 (Health and Social Care) – Dialysis Assistant 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? Do you have the passion to provide outstanding patient experience andmaintainhigh standards of care and dialysis treatment?

We areseekinga helpful,tactfuland meticulous individualwhomwill be able to follow rigorous procedures to join our clinic as a Dialysis Assistant in Merthyr Tydfil Dialysis Unit. What does the role involve? As a Dialysis Assistant you will be working under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will:
Look after individual patients, preparing dialysis equipment for treatment,monitoringvitalsignsand assessing, cleaning and redressing catheter sites as required. Liaise with patients, theirrelativesand 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. This is afull timerole of 37.5 hoursa week. Current days are working various shifts between Monday–Saturday
06.30am – 18.30pm. What can we offer you? Here at Fresenius Medical Carewe provide excellent and continuous Training and Development throughout your career, supported by dedicated Clinical Teachers. On joining, you willenrollon our8 week Fundamental Dialysis Programme, which is 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.

We offer a competitive salary UPTO £28,500-Progression through the pay scale will be underpinned by a Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) for each role, allowing employees greater career development potential, aligned to in-house training programmes. Alongside this we offer a wealth of other fantastic benefits listed below:
• No Sunday or Night Shift Working
• Company Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• 33 Days Holiday (inclusive of 8 days bank holiday) 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
• Free Parking, Uniform, Tea & Coffee, Flu Vaccine and Christmas Meal
• Health Shield – Company paid Health Cash Plan
• Long Service Vouchers
• Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Sponsorship for training where applicable for career development
• bhsfRISE - our Health and Wellbeing hub with 24/7 access to GP’s and Counsellors
• Blue Light Card
-discounts online and in-store. Who is Fresenius Medical Care? We are the leading provider of dialysis services to the NHS,operating
52 partnership dialysis unitsthat together provide regular dialysis treatment to over3,800 NHS patients in the UK. We are part of a global company treating over
344,000 patients worldwideacrossover 4,000 clinics. We also operate
44 production sites on all continents to provide dialysis products such as dialysis machines,dialysersand related disposables. 1 in every 2 of all dialysis machines used around the globe are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care and we are the3rd largest medical devices company in the world. For moreinformationplease visit our careers website Healthcare Assistant – Level 3 Health and Social Care (Dialysis Assistant) posts will be subject to(an enhanced DBS Disclosure(UK) Fresenius Medical Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer Creating a future worth living.

For patients. Worldwide. Every day. Fresenius Medical Care is the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with kidney disease of which approximately 4.5 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis treatment. United by a shared purpose of creating a future worth living for chronically and critically ill people, we care for around 292,000 dialysis patients around the globe.

In addition, we operate around 35 global production sites to provide products such as dialysis machines, dialyzers, and related disposables. We aim to continuously improve our patients’ quality of life by offering them high-quality products as well as innovative technologies and treatment concepts.