Renal Healthcare Assistant
Band 3

Location: Peterborough dialysis Unit, Westwood Farm, Peterborough, PE3 9EW
Working pattern: Full-time
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 to work on the Haemodialysis unit in Peterborough, caring for 179 patients. The unit is open from 07:00 - 23:00 Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and 07:00 - 19:00 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Previous experience in renal / haemodialysis is desirable but not essential, as full in-house training and support will be given. Ideally you will be qualified to NVQ level 3 or equivalent and have at least 12 months experience in a care setting. The team you will be joining is dedicated to training of both staff and patients. The management team is highly visible at the unit.

Main duties of the job

• Ability to work as part of a team or independently.
• Setting up dialysis machines
• Connecting and disconnecting patients from dialysis
• Performing observations pre and post dialysis
• Caring for patients during dialysis
• Stock management
• Assisting trained staff as required

About us

• A desire to deliver a high standard of care to chronically ill patients

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• High-quality care for all
• Being a great place to work
• Partnerships for impact
• Research and education excellence

We will embed health equality in all we do, taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• We are compassionate
• We are proud
• We are inclusive
• We are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Job responsibilities
The Health Care Assistant will be an integral member of the ward / department team working through close but not direct supervision of a registered practitioner.

The Health Care Assistant will ensure that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established policies and guidelines. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times.

The Health Care Assistant will act in a manner that upholds privacy, dignity, respect and confidentiality for patients and colleagues.

This vacancy is capped and will close if this gets near to the capped number requested.

Essential requirements

• Previous Health Care Assistant / Clinical Aide role
• Demonstrates an understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Support Worker
• Demonstrates ability to pass on knowledge to others
• Communicates effectively
• Ability to work as part of a team and act on own initiative
• Ability to give, receive and carry out instructions
• Ability to assist in the learning of others
• Ability to assess learners
• Cannulation
• Phlebotomy
• ECG recording
• Demonstrates a commitment to caring for people
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and motivation, customer care skills and patient focus
• Recognises own limitations
• Recognises the need to undertake training to a specified level of competence
• Satisfactory level of General Education
• Good standard of written and spoken English
• Demonstrates a commitment to further learning and personal development
• Relevant NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent
• GCSE in English or equivalent
• Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Desirable

• Computer literate
• Further recent study / courses

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Contact: Matron, East Midlands Planned Care Centre, Nichola Bradford, nicola.bradford17@nhs.net, 07133961700

Closing date: 27 October 2026

Apply through our website.