Dialysis Assistant in Shrewsbury

Employer: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Town: Shrewsbury
Salary: £24,937 – £26,598 per annum/ pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/03/2026 23:59

Dialysis Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and caring individual to join our friendly and supportive Renal Team at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. As a Dialysis Assistant, you will assist in the delivery of high quality patient care and support to patients attending for haemodialysis.

Any experience in Dialysis would be a bonus!

Why not come and visit us!

Main duties of the job

The Dialysis Assistants are responsible for the ordering and maintenance of stores on the unit and are expected to work within their own level of competence and assist in the preparation, provision of care and supervision of patients treated by Haemodialysis. You will be supernumerary while you receive full training and complete our renal unit competency training book.

Working for our organisation

The Renal Unit is open 6 days a week from Monday – Saturday including Bank holidays. Staff work 13 hour shifts. The post holder must be able to work flexibly and be able to travel between sites as required. The Unit operates from 06:00 – 24:00 on Monday, Wednesday & Friday with Early and Late shifts, and 07:00 – 20:00 on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday with one shift.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person specification

Experience

• Previous experience in healthcare setting

Qualifications

• GCSE grade 9-4 or Level 2 qualification in English and Maths or equivalent

Skills

• Evidence of effective verbal- face to face / telephone, non-verbal, written communications skills.
• Ability to work well independently and within a multidisciplinary team

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If you require the application form in an alternative format, please call the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402 or email us at sath.recruitment@nhs.net

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.

We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. We particularly welcome applications from male candidates, candidates from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, or candidates with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust is committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.

Our Commitment to Safety and Respect – The Trust is a signatory to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter and is committed to a safe, inclusive workplace free from sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.

Name: Emma Jones
Job title: Renal Unit Manager
Email address: e.jones80@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01743 261000

Additional information

Emma Jones

01743 261000 x2799

Oonagh le-Maitre – Renal Unit manager

01743 492441

oonagh.le-maitre3@nhs.net

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury Business Park, 1 Douglas Court, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6LG
Telephone: 01743 492402