Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Please note this role is based on the Isle of Wight within the Wessex Renal and Transplant Service

Band 3: £14,775 - £15,404 (pro rata)

Hours: part time 22.5

Permanent contract

We are a nurse led unit within the St Marys Hospital on the Isle of Wight, employed by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. 

We have a part time role as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to work within renal. We are a friendly nurse led unit caring for approximately 50-60 patients every week. You will possess good communication and interpersonal skills with a keen interest to develop your professional potential. Support and development will be provided through a competency-based framework.

We enjoy that we know our patients well and see the same patients every week. We are on St Marys site but detached from the main hospital.

You should have:

• Excellent in communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently.
• A positive and proactive attitude.
• A desire to deliver a high standard of care to chronically ill patients.

We work Monday to Saturday 6:30 am until 23:30 in a 3 shift a day pattern.

To arrange a pre visit or for anymore information call Victoria on 01983 821314.

Please see attached Job description

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• QCF or BTEC or equivalent (NVQ) Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care/Clinical Health
• Experience/ Specialist skills relating to Renal.
• Desire to deliver compassionate hands on care in the hospital/ outpatient environment
• Level 2 maths and English Language

Desirable

• Competent cannulating skills
• NVQ III in dialysis or completed Renal HCSW development programme.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Effective patient/client care skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to meet the minimum skill set within first twelve months of appointment with support and development where required (list of skills as defined in generic competency framework).

Desirable

• IT skills
• European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.