Clinical Support Worker - A&E and Medical Assessment Unit Rotation
East Cheshire NHS Trust is looking to appoint enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate people to join our team of Clinical Support Workers.
We currently have vacancies in:
* Emergency Department
* Medical Assessment Unit
We are looking for Clinical Support Workers who are capable of working in a busy, challenging and rewarding environment who possess excellent communication skills, can maintain a high degree of confidentiality and are able to work to deadlines, provide excellent personal care to our patients and work as part of a team.
This position will involve a rotation between the Emergency Department and Medical Assessment Unit.
Duties will include providing a high standard of care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, maintaining patient tissue integrity and providing pressure area care, recording of observations, liaising with the patient's families and the general public and supporting your colleagues in providing a positive experience for the patient.
We can offer a range of working opportunities including full and part time hours covering a variety of shift patterns over a 7 day rota including early, lates and night duty.
(Rotational position between Emergency Department and Medical Assessment Unit).
Various hours up to full time 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Clinical Support Worker is to work under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse to provide the highest possible standard of essential care for patients and their families.
The postholder will work under the direction of the Registered Nurse to provide and deliver a high standard of compassionate personal care recognizing and meeting the specific needs of the patients.
Assist in planning, implementation and evaluation of individual programmes of care for patients and under the direction of the Registered Nurse undertake delegated clinical care duties including personal care duties (supporting patients with toileting, bathing, dressing, and nutritional intake), recording patient observations and documentation of patient care.
The postholder will carry out clinical care duties in line with the CSW section of the Clinical Competency framework (appendix 1) and will be required to participate in a 24-hour shift pattern and possible rotation between wards within their specialty.
About us
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance.
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trust's Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Good standard of general education
* Care Certificate or working towards, this must be completed within first 3 months of employment
* Pass in GCSE's in Maths and English (4/C or above) or equivalent
* NVQ Level 2 in direct care/customer services or equivalent experience
* Successful completion of the Be AWARE to care course (or equivalent)
Other
* Please refer to the person specification for further details regarding the role requirements.
Knowledge & Skills
* Demonstrates good insight into roles and responsibilities of the post
* Able to demonstrate an understanding of principles of effective customer care
* Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of quality care
* Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills; especially with people with varying levels of understanding
* Demonstrates good literacy and written skills
* Able to present factual information and refer to questions to others where appropriate
* Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
* Basic IT skills e.g use of e-mails
Experience
* Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
* Experience of time management
* Previous experience within healthcare / care setting
* Competence in the recording of clinical sign observations
Specific Job Requirement
* Team Player
* Self-motivated
* Willing to learn new skills
* Caring and compassionate attitude
* Reliable and trustworthy
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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