Main area: Sexual Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (part time and full time positions)
Job ref: 409-6779568
Employer: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sefton Sexual Health Cross Site
Town: Southport
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 17/12/2024
Health Care Support Worker - Sexual Health
NHS AfC: Band 3
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 Health care support workers to join the team at Sefton Sexual Health working across the service in both hub clinics in Southport and Bootle.
All applicants will need to be flexible as you will be required to work cross-site, as well as weekends, evenings, and in outreach settings.
The successful candidate will have a genuine interest in sexual health, be hardworking, show initiative, and be organized. You should display a professional manner and be able to work under direction and on your own initiative. You will be required to support the patients attending these clinics, ensuring they are safe and reassured.
You will be working as part of the clinical team, helping to support the patient during their visit to our services after procedures and providing assistance to the Registered Nurses and Consultants as required. You will help set up clinic rooms, and training will be provided to enable you to independently undertake basic screening of patients without symptoms.
We are looking for staff who are responsive to change, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and committed to the delivery of high-quality care within our Sexual Health Services. We will provide training to all successful applicants to provide support to clinical staff working in sexual health.
Main duties of the job
* Setting up and closing down clinical rooms
* Chaperoning Doctors and Nurses during intimate examinations
* Undertaking asymptomatic screening of patients
* Performing Venepuncture
* Undertaking clinical observations
* Maintaining and ordering clinical stock
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent
* Care Certificate (equivalent to level 1)
* Literacy and numeracy functional skills level 2 or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
* Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
* Demonstrable experience of working in a patient care/health related role
* Knowledge of relevant legislation related to healthcare
* Experience of working in a team
Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
* Good interpersonal skills
* Able to work within a team
* Experience of supporting junior staff and learners
* Able to accept direction and guidance
* Aware of own limitations
* Able to prioritize own workload and manage time effectively
* Flexible, adaptable, and responsive to change
* Reliable and professional
* Ability to cope in stressful and challenging situations
* Inclusive and non-judgmental
* Punctual, motivated, and committed
* Effective role model demonstrating Trust values
* Basic IT skills
Other
* Frequent moderate effort for several long periods during the shift such as manual handling patients to support patient’s personal care.
* Concentration, focus, and frequent record-keeping requirements.
* Aware that developing resilience to distressing situations is necessary without losing the ability to care compassionately.
* Aware of the process for accessing staff health and wellbeing support.
* Daily exposure to distressing situations which may include challenging behaviour, care of chronic health conditions, patient end of life care/care after death.
* Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department.
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust. You are part of an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective, and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact Recruitment@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details, are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.
The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, 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.
Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:
* All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
* There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
* Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to discuss flexible working options at the interview stage.
Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognize staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
The Trust is a non-smoking environment across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.
You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.
Additional Information
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE.
An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
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