Renal Home Therapy Healthcare Assistant (Part Time 24 hours p​/w

The service provides a 365 days a year, requires rostered weekend working but actual working hours has some degree of flexibility, visits done between the 9-3 pm, e.g. hours per shift 4-6 hr depending on the roster. The candidate will need to be able to travel to patients ( area covered M4 corridor Junction 4/5 - 14). Community visits involve set up, dismantling and disposal of dialysis machine and associated equipment performing both manual automated Peritoneal dialysis, stock control, clinical observations, liaising with on-site nursing renal team and caring for the dialysis device.

Duties back at the RBH are similar. Predominately a lone working role, under the instruction of the trained Renal nursing staff. Care is usually performed in the patient's own homes, with occasional need to perform the renal skills in nursing home or respite establishments depending on where the patient is residing. All appropriate training provided and competency based assessments will need to be completed, plus a period of supervised practice before any lone working can take place.

Previous caring experience will be an advantage but not essential.

PLEASE NOTE:

This healthcare assistant role does NOT involve any personal care such as washing, dressing and feeding.