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University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Dialysis Support Worker

The closing date is 29 May 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 3 support worker to work within our Home Therapies dialysis team at UHNM. We are an expanding team who care for, and assist, a cohort of patients to undertake peritoneal dialysis at home 7 days a week.

The team is cohesive and professional with a genuine interest and passion for providing a high standard of dialysis care. If you are looking for a new challenge, then this innovative unit will provide you with an exciting and rewarding role in Renal Nursing. Previous healthcare experience is essential. The team is dedicated to training and promoting continual professional development and will provide full support and training, with a protected supernumerary period to allow for learning.

Part time hours will be considered.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Home Therapies team, the post holder will work unsupervised, carrying out delegated tasks to assist and support patients on peritoneal dialysis in the community. The post holder will be required to drive to a designated number of patients homes per day where they will undertake pre-dialysis assessments, set up automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) machines, connect and disconnect patients from their dialysis machines and perform Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in accordance with individual dialysis prescriptions. A home dialysis clinical nurse specialist (CNS) will be available for support, escalation and advice at all times.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us.We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working.You can select your preferences upon application.

Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

205-7017244-A

Job locations

Royal Stoke

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Helen Capper

(see contact details)

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Helen Capper

(see contact details)

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oLevel 3 NVQ in patient care relating to the area of practice. o
  • Training, supervision and assessment of competence to undertake designated clinical duties.

Skills and Knoewledge

Essential

  • Able to recount/discuss the requirements for high standard of care
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oLevel 3 NVQ in patient care relating to the area of practice. o
  • Training, supervision and assessment of competence to undertake designated clinical duties.

Skills and Knoewledge

Essential

  • Able to recount/discuss the requirements for high standard of care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG


Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG


Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

Helen Capper

helen.capper1@uhnm.nhs.uk

01782676399

Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

205-7017244-A

Job locations

Royal Stoke

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG


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