Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fulltime Band 3 HCA to join a dynamic, motivated team of renal nurses who deliver a high standard of specialist care at the renal dialysis clinic situated atHalton hospital.
You will be working in a friendly and supportive environment providing comprehensive care and support to patients and relatives.
We currently have 12stations running from 07:00 hours until 18:30 hours, Monday – Saturday. The clinic is closed on Sundays.
We also have haemodialysis units at Lower ground Royal Liverpool, Warrington, St Helens and Broadgreen hospitals and there may be occasions when you will be asked to support at one of these clinics.
If you are motivated, keen to learn new skills and committed to the delivery of high-quality patient care this is an ideal opportunity for you to grow and develop within the renal setting.
Main duties of the job
The role involves setting up the dialysis machines and stripping and cleaning dialysis machines after treatment.
The post is open to applicants currently working as band 2 or band 3 health care assistants in a hospital setting who are interested in pursuing and developing a career within renal dialysis setting. Training at the dialysis clinic will be provided. You will be supported and trained under the supervision of our experienced and dedicated renal team.
In addition there will be an opportunity to attend the Level 3 Health and Social Care module at Hugh Baird College if the successful applicant does not already hold this qualification.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.