Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Nurse Practitioner / Nurse Associate to join a dynamic, motivated team of renal nurses who deliver a high standard of specialist care to outpatients attending for kidney dialysis treatment. You will be working in a friendly and supportive environment and will be supported and trained under the supervision of our experienced renal team. We currently have 24 stations running 3 shifts a day (07:00 – midnight) Monday to Saturdays. The unit is closed on Sundays.Applicants will work a mix of shifts including short and long days and twilight shifts.
Applicants must have completed, as a minimum, the Level 3 Health & Social care Diploma (or equivalent) and will be required to undertake the Level 5 Assistant Practitioner diploma (or equivalent) if they do not currently hold either the Level 5 Health and Social Care Diploma or Nurse Associate qualification.
International Dialysis Technician qualification accepted.
Full training given.
Applicants will have worked in a hospital setting for a minimum of 12 months, and have experience in acute patient care.
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 Dialysis Assistant will function at a higher level of competency than that of other health care assistants. They will have responsibility for actively participating as part of a multi-disciplinary team, with proximal supervision from a registered nurse, in providing a holistic renal replacement therapy to our dialysis patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree or equivalent
- Successfully completed a period of local training and has been assessed using directorate dialysis competency pack for haemodialysis
Experience
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate own duties to less experienced staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Have a sound knowledge of renal replacement therapies in order to assess the patients’ condition and adjust treatment as necessary in relation to dialysis therapies
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Basic computer skills, including email, PAS and renal proton systems
- Good organisation skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
Other
Essential
- Maintain responsibility for the identification of own continuing educational needs including attendance to trust annual mandatory training updates
- Caring and compassionate
- Supportive to patients/carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team
- 2 Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 22 May 2026
