Job summary
Hours per week
The post will include working weekends and nights.
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical support worker higher level to work on Romanby ward at the Friarage Hospital.
The post holder will work hour shifts which will include work at weekends and nights.
Romanby ward is a medical ward which cares for patients with varied needs ranging from acute illness management, chronic disease management, palliative care and the complexities of discharge processes.
As a Clinical support worker higher level, you will work together with a registered nurse to provide nursing care for an allocated group of patients. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated person who is committed to delivering a high quality of individualised patient centred care in a caring and compassionate manner.
Experience of working in health or social care is essential and also have experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.
The successful applicant will be expected to have completed the Care Certificate course aswell as having Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 qualifications.
The successful applicants will receive a 2 week induction period depending on experience.
The post holders with participate in on-going personal development.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate may undertake any or all of the following clinical or therapeutic activities:
o taking blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation, level of alertness and completion of NEWSo blood glucoseo observing patients for signs of agitation or distresso wound observations, simple wound dressingso venepunctureo removal of peripheral cannulao urinalysis, removal of cathetero weight and heighto record patient observationso other tests if competent.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
1. Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
2. Care Certificate
3. Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; -Theoretical knowledge -Experience of a range of care and related procedures -clinical observations -knowledge of relevant legislation
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
4. Insight into behaviours and skills of a carer and the need for effective team work.
5. Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.
Experience
Essential
6. Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.