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Working at Fresenius Medical Care

Be a vital part – and discover the benefits of working for the market leader in dialysis

Care for 3,757 patients in over 52 clinics across the UK and Ireland. But our more than 800 employees are our most valuable asset in bringing Fresenius Medical Care’s vision to life. That is why we give top priority to fostering an attractive, fair and trusting work environment whilst ensuring that we remain a successful, leading health care company.

What we stand for

Empowering people. Advancing care. Inspiring with our purpose and values.

Everything we do here is about making people’s lives better, simpler and longer. Our teams work cross-functionally to reproduce the complex function of kidneys with treatments that meet high quality standards, improve clinical outcomes, and are sustainable and compliant. Internally, we promote diversity and inclusion as key elements of a positive, supportive work environment. Our values support our mission to develop high quality products and services, to have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of patients, and to lead Fresenius Medical Care towards a successful, sustainable future.

Our employee stories

Working at Fresenius Medical Care is more than just a job. On the following pages you’ll find personal insights about the experience of working for Fresenius Medical Care UK & Ireland.

Our values

Collaborative

We care about sharing information and experiences as this helps us learn from our mistakes and each other. We tackle challenges together by reaching out to colleagues both near and far. We communicate openly.

Proactive

We challenge the status quo and show interest in what happens around us. We ask questions to clearly understand what needs to be done and take ownership of the results.

Reliable

We live up to our own expectations, show respect and lead by example. We act with integrity and in line with our standards every day.

Excellent

We make things better today than they were yesterday. We pitch ideas on how to improve and innovate.

Our corporate culture

Mission

We provide the best possible care. Sustainably in diverse healthcare systems. For a growing number of patients around the world. Fresenius Medical Care achieves optimal sustainable clinical, quality and technological standards in patient care through our commitment to developing innovative products and therapies.

Integrity

As the world’s leading provider of dialysis products and services, Fresenius Medical Care is aware of its responsibility and has a global compliance program in place.

It aims to ensure adherence to legal requirements and our internal company guidelines.

Sustainability

Caring is at the heart of what we do. This extends to our concept of sustainability. Managing sustainability successfully means creating lasting value – economically, ecologically and socially.

We foster an environment that promotes the interests of our stakeholders – including our employees. For us, this also means that we continuously implement global sustainability standards in our operations around the world.

What we offer

At Fresenius Medical Care, we understand that we need to attract talent, but more importantly, we need to retain it. We want to ensure that our employees are committed to our corporate targets and values and that they are motivated to contribute to our long-term success. To do so, we establish an ongoing dialogue with our employees to identify key areas with the aim of boosting commitment, increasing performance, and ultimately improving patients’ quality of life. We offer a series of employee benefits to help them acquire new skills, advance in their field of expertise, and promote their wellbeing. From gaining professional value to the training and work-life balance benefits we offer, working at Fresenius Medical Care makes for a rewarding career.

Career with  a purpose

Career with a purpose

We’ll support your ongoing development. And you’ll be part of a dedicated team of people who inspire each other to create the best possible healthcare outcomes every day.
Work-life balance

Work-life balance

We want to empower people therefore, we promote a better work-life balance through flexible working hours, part-time models, hybrid working, and more.
Learning and development

Learning and development

We offer learning opportunities from apprenticeships to leadership development through the Fresenius UK Academy. All new nurses joining the team are enrolled onto the 8-week Fundamental Dialysis Programme, thereafter we continue to provide training and education opportunities for all our nurses.
Stability

Stability

Developing innovative products and continuously improving our renal therapies made us the clear market leader in the production of haemodialysis machines, with sustainable, profitable growth. This position provides our 125000 employees with the stability and security they need to help improve the lives of our patients.
Inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity

Joining Fresenius Medical Care means becoming part of a team that values diversity. We embrace the wealth of different backgrounds, cultures, experiences and opinions that make up our workforce and strive to create an inclusive atmosphere in which all our employees feel valued.
Local benefits

Local benefits

When you join Fresenius Medical Care, you’ll discover a whole world of rewards – from monthly reward and recognition prize draw, to high street and on-line savings to help keep you motivated and show you how much we value all your hard work. Find out more Link – take to rewards and benefits tab

MenoHealth at Fresenius Medical Care UK and Ireland

Here at Fresenius Medical Care UK & Ireland we are committed to supporting our people, so we have joined forces with MenoHealth and signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge to demonstrate our continued commitment to ensuring all our employees experiencing the menopause feel well informed and supported whilst at work.

„As a global organisation we are committed to creating a sustainable future for our employees by ensuring that we have the right people and resources to deliver our promise to our patients. We are focused on how the organisation fits today, and ready for tomorrow in all its unpredictability.”
Charlotte Johnson,Senior Director, HR Business Partner, Care Delivery EMEA West Human Resources

Join Fresenius Medical Care UK & Ireland and become a part of our team

Who we are

Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases of which around 3.7 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis treatment. Dialysis is a vital blood cleansing procedure that substitutes the function of the kidney in case of kidney failure.

Fresenius Medical Care offers products and services along the entire dialysis value chain from a single source. We care for more than 346,500 patients in our global network of more than 4,000 dialysis clinics. At the same time, we operate 44 production sites on all continents, to provide dialysis products such as dialysis machines, dialyzers and related disposables.

Fresenius Medical Care aims to further consolidate its expertise and to use this competence as a basis for sustainable, profitable growth. We aim to continuously improve our patients’ quality of life by offering them high-quality products as well as innovative technologies and treatment concepts.  

Our numbers speak for themselves

As the leading provider of dialysis services to the NHS for patients with renal diseases, our numbers speak for themselves.

561,982

dialysis treatments

delivered in 2020 across our dialysis clinics.

52

dialysis clinic

within our clinics throughout the UK & Ireland we support our patients throughout their dialysis treatment and recovery.

801

employees

in the UK and Ireland help improve the quality of life of countless patients.