Paediatric Senior Clinical Support Worker
Do you have a passion for children’s services? Do you want a career in a paediatric setting? We strive to put children at the heart of everything we do by providing holistic and individualised care.
We have two exciting opportunities to join our team as we are looking to recruit a Band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker to work on the Children’s Ward at Russells Hall Hospital.
You should be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service, having the ability to demonstrate initiative and be a keen team player.
If you enjoy a challenge and are highly motivated, organised and have good communication skills and would like to join a dynamic and highly skilled team then this is the job for you. We offer support for flexible working and have excellent staff engagement and hold regular events throughout the year that put staff at the centre of change and innovation.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Clinical Support Worker will work together with members of the Nursing team and contribute to the implementation of a high standard and individualised patient care under the direction of a registered nurse.
The post holder will be required to communicate effectively with other members of the health care team, patients and relatives and must be able to recognise and report to the appropriate person any changes in the patient’s condition which may require the intervention of others.
The post holder will be assessed on appointment on their level of competence and required as part of the Trust’s training and development programme for clinical support workers to undertake a structured pathway of development to include basic skills and an in‑house development programme.
In return we offer you structured training and professional development supported by our in‑house PDN and Senior Management Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Grade 4-9 or C or above in English and Maths or equivalent
* QCF/NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent qualification/relevant experience
Communication & Relationship Skill
* Evidence of effective communication skills including verbal, written (legible handwriting), non‑verbal, compassion and respect
* Ability to communicate appropriately with patients, relatives and/or carers.
* Ability to communicate effectively with staff/multidisciplinary team.
* An understanding of how to behave/act in a clinical environment – adhering to the trust behaviour framework.
* Positive and enthusiastic approach to work.
Experience
* Evidence of working in Acute Patient Care.
* Able to undertake a limited range of delegated clinical care duties, e.g. temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, urinalysis, wound observations, removal cannula, etc.
* Manual handling of patients (including toileting, bathing and turning patients), equipment and stores.
* Evidence of Paediatric experience.
Knowledge & training
* Prepared to undergo further training.
* Able to use and update IT systems with patient information.
* Ability to recognise limitations of knowledge and competence and practice within these boundaries.
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.
£25,760 to £27,476 a year (Pro Rata Per Annum)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
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