Renal Dialysis Assistant/Health Care Assistant

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge or do you have interest to develop new skills? If so we have an exciting career opportunity for you. The Renal Unit at New Cross Hospital offers in-patient and out patient haemodialysis in a hospital setting.

You will be required to deliver a high standard of care and demonstrate the ability to work using your own initiative. Applicants should have a positive attitude, excellent communication skills are essential in order to work closely with patients, relatives and carers.

Flexible working patterns including on-call will be required, and the successful applicant will be enthusiastic and committed to providing a high quality, patient-centered experience. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a dynamic renal team involved in a number of new initiatives

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

We are an acute dialysis unit based in New Cross Hospital.

You will be responsible for opening the renal unit and lining and priming dialysis machines for patients.

Cleaning dialysis machines after use.

Ordering consumables for the unit weekly.

Participating in on-call provision on a rotational basis.

Caring for out-patients attending for their routine dialysis and for acutely unwell in-patients requiring emergency treatment.

Assisting with clinical procedures as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist registered nurses* with delivery of haemodialysis to patients.

To ensure the set standards of care are maintained for all patients.

To ensure that patients' personal hygiene needs are met including skin, mouth, eye, foot and nail care.

To assist patients in meeting their nutritional needs, including assisting with feeding of patients following assessment by a registered nurse trained to undertake dysphasia assessment, where appropriate.

To accurately record electrocardiograms as requested by registered practitioner.

To accurately record and report observations e.g. pulse, respiration, blood pressure and temperature with the aid of specialist equipment as appropriate to the needs of the work place.

To accurately measure blood glucose with the aid of specialist equipment, recording and reporting the results.

To undertake simple dressings utilising appropriate aseptic techniques as instructed by the registered nurse following appropriate training and assessment.

To ensure that appropriate moving and handling techniques and equipment are used when manual handling.

To accurately test urine samples, recording the results and also ensuring that the results are reported to the registered nurse.

To assist in health education or information giving as indicated by the registered nurse.

To answer the telephone and take messages as required.

To take specimens to laboratories as required.

To observe patients during their dialysis for any signs of deterioration and respond appropriately while escalating.

To observe patient during their dialysis treatment for line disconnection or arterio-venous dislodgment.

To safely remove arterio-venous fistula needle as per Renal Clinical Practice.

To support the registered nurse as second on call to provide 1: 1 emergency out of hours dialysis, including assisting the doctor in the procedure room with line insertions.