An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our unique and friendly team!
We are searching for an enthusiastic and flexible Clinical Support Worker to support our Nursing Team across the department with a view to progressing along the Nursing Associate pathway.
We are a busy Paediatric department consisting of an inpatient ward, paediatric assessment unit and day surgery unit and this role would be required to cover across the 24-hour period.
If you are proactive and keen to learn with excellent communication skills, then we would love to hear from you!
Clinical Support
On completion of competency-based training packages the post holder will carry out the following clinical tasks and others if deemed appropriate by the Senior Sister:
• Taking and recording heights and weights
• Taking and recording Temperature, Pulse, Respirations and Blood pressure
• Performing Urinalysis
• Performing Venepuncture and assisting with the insertion of peripheral cannula
• Performing Electrocardiograms (ECGs)
• Prepare child or young person for Theatre
• Take child or young person to Theatre
• Removing peripheral cannula
• All tasks will be carried out in a child-friendly manner using appropriate distraction techniques and the post holder will seek relevant assistance from hospital play specialist and nurses when required
• Ordering and Stocking up of equipment
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024