Renal Care Assistant

Lincolnshire Renal Community Team

Part time posts of 20 hours per week

We are looking for a part time health care assistants to join our small renal community team in Lincolnshire. The post is for 20 hours per week to be worked over 3 days between Monday to Sunday between the hours of 8am to 8pm.

The Post Is Varied And Will Involve

• Assisting the trained staff in caring for the patients in their own home and within the unit
• Visiting patients to commence their peritoneal dialysis treatment and disconnect them
• Performing blood test as required
• Performing other tests as requested
• Assisting in the clinics
  
  

You will need to have good communication skills, good IT skills and be a team player and able to work on your own

Renal experience is not necessary as full training will be given

Car driver is essential for this role

For further information please contact

Jane Meadows Community sister on 07884 187165

• Provide clinical and non-clinical support to the multiprofessional team under the direction of an appropriate registered health care professional.
• Deliver direct and indirect care as delegated under the direction and supervision of an appropriate registered health care professional.
• Support the delivery of effective health care to patients/service users by undertaking duties as identified by the multiprofessional team.
• Undertake specified and unsupervised aspects of care and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the registered health care professional within an agreed protocol, sphere of responsibility and after completing appropriate competencybased training agreed by the Trust.
  
  

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We Have Four Primary Goals

• 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.

About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Meadows Job title: Community Sister Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07884 187165