Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Qualifications And Training

Essential criteria

Essential criteria

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Are you an experienced Healthcare Support Worker interested in working in an area different to a normal ward? Are you enthusiastic, motivated, a team player with good communication skills?

South Bristol Dialysis Unit, part of North Bristol NHS Trust, is a 20-station outpatient satellite haemodialysis unit based in Knowle West. We are open 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday 06:30-19:00, working long days. We provide haemodialysis treatment and renal care of the highest standard to our local dialysis population.

You will be joining a friendly, professional nursing team. Working with a registered nurse, you will provide haemodialysis treatment for a group of patients each day.

We will support your ongoing career development and provide a significant orientation period to teach you how to dialyse and care for our patients.

The successful candidate would need to meet the education requirements for this role and currently be working at the Senior Healthcare Support Worker level, having completed the relevant training and clinical competencies.

Renal Experience Is Useful But Not Essential.

Please note, this role does not currently meet the minimum £25,000 salary threshold required for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, effective from 9th April 2025. Although higher pay points may be available depending on relevant NHS experience, most new appointments commence at the lower band, which falls below this threshold.

A Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW) is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan.

You will carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare, or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner, in accordance with the Trust values.

There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your needs. Training will be provided to ensure you have the required core skills and skills set specific to your area of work.

Responsibilities

• You will work under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse on shift
• You will have responsibility for a caseload of patients each shift undertaking the patient s pre dialysis assessment, setting up the dialysis machine and connecting the patient, checking the patient s observations during their treatment, disconnecting the patient from the dialysis machine and carrying out post dialysis care.
• Complete all patient documentation each treatment
• Carry out routine equipment checks daily
• Contribute to keeping the Dialysis unit tidy, clean, and help to maintain stock levels
• Support the registered nurses with named patient responsibilities
• Opportunity to support the registered nurse with link role responsibilities e.g. diabetes, falls prevention, infection control

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building  are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

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