Registered Nursing Associate for Renal Home Therapies

To carry out Peritoneal dialysis (PD)as a dialysis modality.

Teach patients to undertake PD or Automated PD ( APD).

Patient health education.

Home visits.

Observations / ECG's.

Wound care Infection control practices.

Venepuncture / cannulation.

Support the trained staff with service delivery.

Assist with renal procedures.

Stock control.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Nursing Assistant or an Assistant Practitioner (Health); - Experience as a Nursing Assistant or Assistant Practitioner

Desirable: - Driver / car owner; - Prior medical / renal nursing experience

Experience

Desirable: - Prior experience in Adult medicine / community nursing / renal

Ability to be a lone worker after a period of supervision:

Essential: - Achieved following training and supervision / prior experience

Desirable: - Prior patient or family training experience