Bank - Dialysis Assistant | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Liverpool, L9 7AL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Jul 2026
Closing date:	29 Aug 2026

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Summary

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.

• Deliver therapeutic renal replacement therapy to patients as required within set protocols and within the scope of the Dialysis Assistant remit.

• Perform patient assessment (under supervision and after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner), plan and deliver high standards of care.

• Develop, implement and evaluate individual care plans, utilising models, protocols, practical and theoretical knowledge.

• Perform area specific clinical competencies to enhance the delivery of patient care. Initiate renal replacement therapies as appropriate to patients individual needs

• Evaluate and assess patient’s vascular access for dialysis. Safely administer subcutaneous local anaesthetic as required by the patient.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.

• Administer saline and anticoagulants as part of RenalReplacement Therapy.

• Maintain vascular access whilst initiative, during and concluding renal replacement therapy. Observe for signs of infection and report to the registered nurse or appropriate medical team. Ensure relevant information is documented.

• Recognise the need for referral and undertake referrals to vascular access nurse and dieticians when required.

• Be responsible for setting specified parameters on dialysis machine, utilising mechanical infusion pump devices.

• Obtain requested specimens and ensure transportation to appropriate department – urine, faeces, sputum, exudates e.g. swabs – nose, eye, wound site etc.

• Co-ordinate and undertake the safe transfer of patients to and from the inpatients ward for renal replacement therapies.

• Provide concise handovers to other members of the nursing team.

• Assist in providing patients comfort during RRT treatment

• Provide and promote Health Education such as fluid management and renal association guidelines.

• Ensure the appropriate nutritional intake of all patients with due consideration to dietary and cultural needs.

• Utilise knowledge in the prevention of pressure sores and risk assessment tools such as Waterlow Score. Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care)

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026

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