Health Care Assistant / Dialysis Nursing Assistant Band 3
The closing date is 16 July 2026
Tunbridge Wells Kidney Treatment Centre (TWKTC) is looking for an experienced Band 3 Health Care Assistant in a busy nurse led dialysis unit and outpatient renal clinics.
The role is to deliver safe, effective, compassionate care in a friendly, person-centred environment.
You will also be involved in direct patient care, health promotion and patient education programmes.
Main duties of the job
To assist under supervision in the delivery of fundamental nursing care and a range of clinical duties in liaison with the multidisciplinary team, to ensure the effective and efficient running of the ward/ service.
To contribute to the implementation and progression of a range of patient treatment and care packages as delegated by a registered healthcare professional; reporting back on progress.
About us
TWKTC has both dialysis and renal outpatient clinics.
Nurse Led Dialysis has 84 patients.
The Renal Outpatient clinics attends to patients with different ranges of chronic kidney disease and transplant plus phlebotomy only clinic. In a busy clinic, a staff can attend to up to 30 patients/day.
They will be working collaboratively with different clinicians and nurses on a day to day basis hence good organisation skills, flexibility and communication skills are essential.
Job responsibilities
- Knowledge of care and related procedures to area.
- Able to communicate effectively with staff, colleagues and patients, using a sensitive/sympathetic approach, updating the team and using handover effectively.
- Able to organise day to day work load, knows remit and escalates accordingly.
- Maintains accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the Trust’s policies.
- Demonstrate competence in taking, recording and interpreting routine vital signs.
- Ability to undertake venepuncture/phlebotomy competently.
- Proven ability to work within a team as well as on own initiative.
Person Specification
TW HCA/ Dialysis Care Assistant Role Requirement
- Evidence of general education e.g. Functional skills level 2 in numeracy and literacy or GCSEs maths and English grades A-C / grades 4-9 or equivalent.
- Vocational Level 3 in Health care or equivalent qualification in the area of speciality and practice post in health care setting Completion of Care Certificate.
- Experienced Phlebotomy skills.
- Dialysis experience.
TW HCA/Dialysis Nursing Assistant Role REquirement – Skills, Knowledge and Ability
- Knowledge of care and related procedures to area. Able to communicate effectively with staff, colleagues and patients, using a sensitive/sympathetic approach, updating the team and using handover effectively. Maintains accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the Trust’s policies. Demonstrate competence in taking, recording and interpreting routine vital signs. Ability to undertake venepuncture. Proven ability to work within a team as well as on own initiative.
- Knowledge of Hospital systems i.e EPIC etc.
TW HCA/ Dialysis Nursing Assistant- Phlebotomy skills
- Experienced Phlebotomy skills.
- Knowledge of Hospital systems i.e EPIC etc.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
£31,554 to £33,270 a year p.a. Inclusive of HCA of 5 % fringe.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
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