Are you ready to join a top performing Foundation Trust in the North East of England and be part of a department committed to ensuring high quality patient care. Do you want to work in a department where no two days are the same, working in a fast-paced environment?
Our Childrens and Young Person Emergency Department has recently expanded. We have upgraded facilities and create more emergency cubicles, and therefore we are looking to recruit professional and enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker.
We look after children from birth to 16 years in this amazing new environment which is ideal when providing a first‑class service. The department has 1 resuscitation bed and 15 major treatment cubicles, 3 of which are classed as high dependency cubicles. We also have a dedicated mental health assessment room.
We are co‑located with an Urgent Care Treatment Centre who deal with minor injuries and illnesses and between the UCC and both Adult Emergency and CYPED departments we attend to around 14,000 patients each month. There are currently 30 staff in the paediatric department. We have a great team of Health Care Assistants, Junior and Senior Registered Nurses and Paediatric Nurse Practitioners. We also have great links with many multidisciplinary teams to enhance the care we can provide our children and their families.
We are looking a Clinical Support Worker to come and join our team in CYPED.
Main Duties of the Job
* Recording of observations, ECG, blood taking, nutrition and hydration needs.
* Supporting senior colleagues.
* Supporting children and families during attendance.
Working for Our Organisation
* To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence based practice.
* To support a continuously improving service, in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives and the NHS performance framework.
* To continually develop professionally to ensure the post holder has the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/speciality requirements.
* To help maintain a clean and safe department.
* The overall purpose of the post holder will be to provide support to the nursing team with ill or injured children and young people.
* Required to demonstrate procedures to other qualified or unqualified staff to support their development.
* Be part of a team that recognises, responds and appropriately manages emergencies.
Please be aware: Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early.
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month’s pay on commencement with the Trust. The DBS check will be undertaken during the pre‑employment check screening.
For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).
Employment References
As part of our pre‑employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history including any gaps. Applicants are requested to ensure e‑mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.
Working Hours
If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full‑time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.
Sponsorship
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Armed Forces Covenant
As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly. We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.
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