Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a proactive, self-motivated Clinical Support Worker to develop their clinical skills and assist in providing first-class patient care.
You must be enthusiastic and passionate about delivering high standards of patient-centered care and be a professional role model, ensuring patients receive a positive experience in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team.
It is essential that you are flexible and have a good understanding of the challenges and skills required to support patients, families, carers, and staff. You must also demonstrate excellent organisational skills. You must be forward-thinking and open to developing and progressing new ideas and innovative ways of working.
The SROMC opened in March 2014 and provides integrated day case SACT (chemotherapy), out-patient clinics, and access to Health & Wellbeing facilities. This provides excellent opportunities to develop services to support patients through treatment, with education programmes, complementary therapies, and support through their treatment and onwards to recovery and survivorship.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive environment. We encourage informal visits to SROMC.
Main Duties of the Job
As a Clinical Support Worker, you will have a range of duties including performing basic observations, assisting patients attending for treatment with essential aspects of care, and supporting outpatient clinics.
In addition, you will undertake more complex duties including phlebotomy, accessing PICC, Hickman lines, and Port-a-Caths, performing cannulation, ECG's, bladder scanning, swabbing, and basic dressings. You will ensure the unit is in the highest state of cleanliness and readiness for patients. You must be able to take instruction from a range of staff with attention to detail and be an excellent team player/supportive colleague as well as acting on your own initiative.
We are committed to delivering excellence in our cancer services, achieved through continually listening to our patients and staff. Professional development is integral to this, and we encourage involvement and engagement in the continual development, expansion, and improvement of our services and practice.
About Us
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
- An inclusive and supportive culture that encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks to identify areas for improvement.
- Staff Recognition, including regular appraisals, Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing, with a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service, and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
- Staff Benefits, including a range of benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion.
Job Responsibilities
For more information about this role, please see the job description and person specification attached. For any questions, please contact Kathryn Fowler or Debbie Argent.
Person Specification
Experience
* CSW Certificate
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting with cancer patients.
* Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment.
* NVQ Level 3
* ECG competent
* CVAD competent
* Evidence of service improvement.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £24,071 to £25,674 per annum pro rata.
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