Job overview
We are recruiting for a Clinical Support Worker who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide a high standard of nursing care to meet the needs of patients with supervision and support from senior colleagues.
You will be assisting with carrying out additional clinical care duties upon successful completion of relevant competency assessment.
The post holder will also assist the registered nurses in the collection of specimens and where required and prepare for, undertake, and record treatment as delegated e.g.. stool, urine, sputum, and wound swab.
You will be expected to report any issues at work that may put health, safety, and security at risk.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualification /Training
Essential criteria
* Apprenticeship programme, minimum level 1 numeracy and literacy
Desirable criteria
* Basic Education GCSE
Previous Experience
Desirable criteria
* previous healthcare setting
Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to communicate in a variety of setting with patients
Desirable criteria
* Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* understanding of the requirement of the role and nhs issues
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Good attendance record