Surgery, Women and Children's DivisionCare Support Worker - Neonatal Unit Band 2Permanent
Do you have a passion for neonatal care?
We're delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team as a Band 2 Clinical Support Worker on the Neonatal Unit at Russell's Hall Hospital. Our service puts babies and their families at the heart of everything we do, delivering holistic, compassionate, and individualised care during the most important moments of their lives.
We are looking for someone who is:
* Caring, compassionate, and enthusiastic
* Eager to learn and develop new skills
* Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
* Motivated, proactive, and a supportive team player
If you're ready to make a real difference in the lives of our smallest patients and their families, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us and become part of a team that truly makes a difference.
Main duties of the job
Providehigh standardsof cleanliness within the Neonatal Unit, including environmental cleaning as per schedules, audit compliance, and ensuring bed spaces are cleaned each shift and on patient discharge.
Ensure safe storage of equipment and consumables, restocking bed spaces as per the set-up guide.
Maintain safety and security for patients, staffand visitors, including the use of the patient security tagging system.
Maintain and monitor the use of resources to ensure continuous service delivery.
Assistin reducing healthcare-associated infections by adhering to Trust infection-prevention policies.
Support the achievement and maintenance ofhigh standardsof patient care.
Work within your own capabilities while supporting the multidisciplinary team and acting in the best interests of patients and families.
Provide support during procedures andassistwith admissions and discharges, including documentation, observations, and equipment preparation.
Prioritise your own workload effectively.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
* Maths and English qualification - GCSE A-D, or Grade 4-9, or Functional Skills Level 1
* Care Certificate or ability to complete within 12 weeks of commencing employment
* QCF/NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or equivalent qualification/relevant experience
Knowledge & Training
* Ability to recognise limitations of knowledge and competence and practice within these boundaries
* Prepared to undergo further training
* Able to use and update IT systems with patient information
* An understanding of their role within the team
Experience
* Able to assess safety and wellbeing of others while and referring/escalating to other staff as appropriate
* Regular contact with bodily fluids when carrying out interventions
* Frequent moderate/intense effort required for periods of time
* Experience in a healthcare environment
* Manual handing of patient's, equipment and stores
Communication & Relationship Skills
* Evidence of effective communication skills including Verbal Written (legible handwriting) Non-verbal Compassion and respect
* Ability to communicate appropriately with relatives and / or carers
* Ability to communicate effectively with staff / multidisciplinary team
* Positive and enthusiastic approach to work
* Courteous and polite
Planning & Organisational Skills
* Participation in flexible work patterns / shift working required to provide 24hr service to meet the needs of the service
* Flexibility to work across the Health Economy
Analytical & Judgement Skills
* Ability to use own initiative
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.
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