Healthcare Assistant

The Renal Dialysis Unit is a purpose built unit with 55 dialysis stations providing chronic haemodialysis and acute treatments including haemodiafiltration and plasma exchange. This is a rewarding role working closely with patients to ensure they obtain optimal care in the haemodialysis setting.

Experience is not essential as all staff are well supported. However you must be able to demonstrate a flexible approach within the working environment and a willingness to develop.

The Unit operates Monday to Saturday from 06:30 till 00:30 and you must be flexible to cover shifts within these hours. The shift times will be Early (6.30am -2.30pm) and Twilights (3.30pm – 11.30pm). Full time posts will be 5 shifts per week. Part time depending on hours advertised.

Please contact us for an informal visit and see what we can offer you.

• • Assisting patients and escorting to/from dialysis area to the waiting area/hospital entrance ensuring necessary transport arrangements are made for those requiring hospital transport
  • Give out food and drink and appropriate times, and assisting patients with meals
  • Liaise with appropriate departments re catering requirements on dialysis unit.
  • Assisting the nursing team with patients personal care.
  • Assisting with the flow of patients through the unit.
  • Working alongside the nursing team to ensure the needs of complex chronic patients are met.
  • Taking bloods/ prescriptions to pathology and pharmacy to manage outpatient patient requests.
  • General housekeeping and stock keeping.
  • Reporting hazards to a senior member of staff to promote the health and safety of patients, the public and staff in the health care environment.
  • Equipment and stock assistance

Your reliability in terms of attendance and timekeeping are essential.

• Closing date of applications: 12th February 2025

Interview date: 26th February 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Inger Job title: Senior Sister Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01332 789359/60

Renal Dialysis Unit

Level 4

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxetter New Road

Derby

DE22 3NE