Senior Healthcare Support Worker

• Provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care, recognising and meeting the specific needs of patients, to include pre and post haemodialysis. • The preparation of highly complex machines. • Commencement and termination of haemodialysis, • Cannulation of fistulas and grafts. • Care of the haemodialysis patient with percutaneous access. • Interpret any machine alarms and correct when appropriate, informing the Registered Nurse. • Assist in the care of patients undergoing minor surgical interventions. • To manage, under indirect supervision, own workload within clinical area and competencies of the post. • To carry out clinical observations on patients, recognising, recording and reporting all changes in patients condition, including the early recognition and intervention of dialysis side effects. • Undertake the escort of patients to other departments under the direction of the registered nurse. For further information please see attached job description Job description Job responsibilities • Provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care, recognising and meeting the specific needs of patients, to include pre and post haemodialysis. • The preparation of highly complex machines. • Commencement and termination of haemodialysis, • Cannulation of fistulas and grafts. • Care of the haemodialysis patient with percutaneous access. • Interpret any machine alarms and correct when appropriate, informing the Registered Nurse. • Assist in the care of patients undergoing minor surgical interventions. • To manage, under indirect supervision, own workload within clinical area and competencies of the post. • To carry out clinical observations on patients, recognising, recording and reporting all changes in patients condition, including the early recognition and intervention of dialysis side effects. • Undertake the escort of patients to other departments under the direction of the registered nurse. For further information please see attached job description