Healthcare Assistant - Level 3; Health & Social

Position: Healthcare Assistant - Level 3 (Health & Social)
Job Description Healthcare Assistant - Level 3 (Health and Social Care) – Dialysis Assistant – 12 month fixed term position

We are seeking a helpful, tactful and meticulous individual whom will be able to follow rigorous procedures to join our clinic as a Dialysis Assistant in Grimsby.

Here at Fresenius Medical Care we provide excellent and continuous Training and Development throughout your career, supported by dedicated Clinical Teachers. On joining, you will enroll on our 8 week Fundamental Dialysis Programme, which is accredited by the European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association. Thereafter, we continue to provide training and education opportunities which help take your career to the next level.
** We offer a competitive salary of UPTO £28,250.00 - Progression through the pay scale will be underpinned by a Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) for each role, allowing employees greater career development potential, aligned to in-house training programmes.
** Alongside this we offer a wealth of other fantastic benefits listed below:
* ** No Sunday or Night Shift Working**
* ** Unsocial Hours Payments**
* ** Company Pension Scheme and Life Assurance**
* ** 33 Days Holiday (inclusive of 8 days bank holiday) increasing with service**
* ** Christmas Day and New Year’s Day off**
* ** Overtime (time and a half after completing full-time hours – 150 hours every 4 weeks)**
* ** Paid Breaks**
* ** Uniform, Tea & Coffee, Flu Vaccine and Christmas Meal**
* ** Health Shield – company paid health cash plan**
* ** Long Service Vouchers**
* ** Refer a Friend Scheme (£1000 per referral if successful)**
* ** Sick Pay**
* ** Cycle to Work Scheme**
* ** Support for training where applicable for career development**
* ** bhsf RISE - our Health and Wellbeing hub with 24/7 access to GP’s and Counsellors**
* ** Blue Light Card
-discounts online and in-store.
** As a Dialysis Assistant you will be working under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will:
* Look after individual patients, preparing dialysis equipment for treatment, monitoring vital signs and assessing, cleaning and redressing catheter sites as required.
* Liaise with patients, their relatives and other visitors to the clinic.
* Ensure that equipment is kept clean and supplies are well-stocked, safely stored and used efficiently.
* Keep documentation up-to-date.
* Administer medication when required.

This is a full time role of 37.5 hours a week. Current days are working various shifts between 6.30am to 11.00pm Monday to Saturday.

We are the
** leading provider of dialysis services
** to the NHS, operating
** 52 partnership dialysis units
** that together provide regular dialysis treatment to over
** 3,800 NHS patients in the UK**. We are part of a global company treating over
** 344,000 patients worldwide
** across
* * over 4,000 clinics**.We also operate
** 44 production sites on all continents
** to provide dialysis products such as dialysis machines, dialysers and related disposables.
** 1 in every 2 of all dialysis machines
** used around the globe are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care and we are the
** 3rd largest medical devices company in the world.
**** For more information please visit Fresenius Medical Care’s provider website:
** We are a growing and ambitious company who invests in talent and creates an environment where you can grow too. Come on our journey with us, see your skills develop and be rewarded for the exceptional care you give!
** Healthcare Assistant – Level 3 Health and Social Care (Dialysis Assistant) posts will be subject toan enhanced DBS Disclosure
**** Fresenius Medical Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer****#1 Top Workplace in the area.*
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