Job summary
We are recruiting for Clinical Support Workers who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse to provide a high standard of patient care.
You must be 18+ to undertake this post.
Assessments will take place on Wednesday 29th January 2025; if you are successful you will be invited back for your interview.
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 ideal candidate will be:
1. Kind and caring
2. Friendly and approachable
3. Able to follow instruction and procedures in line with Trust Policy
4. Able to demonstrate using own initiative
5. Be flexible
Some of the responsibilities within the role of Clinical Support Worker are:
* Communicating with patients
* Working under the supervision of a Registered Nurse/Midwife
* Washing / dressing patients
* Taking patients physiological observations
* Making beds and cleaning bed areas
* Serving meals and assisting feeding patients
* Talking / listening to patients
To find out further details about the role please visit our Trust Clinical Support worker page - https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/careers/roles-professions/clinical-support-workers/
This is a training post, while applicants must undertake 16 months apprenticeship.
Applicants will be invited to take part in a maths & English assessment, this is in person and will be held on Wednesday 29th January 2025.
We have vacancies that cut across all our divisions, which include planned and unplanned. All Clinical Support Workers are based on Hospital Wards / Departments and will be working Days, Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and 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 are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Other requirements
Essential
* Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Role model our Trust values every day
Knowledge
Essential
* Awareness of clinical setting and clinical care
Desirable
* Knowledge of a range of clinical procedures
Skills
Essential
* Ability to communicate effectively with people with varying levels of understanding
* Evidence of being self-motivated
* Evidence of working effectively as part of a team
* Basic IT skills - ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop
* Excellent time management and organisational skills
* Ability to work in a busy, sometimes pressurized environment
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Ability to use judgement on when to escalate issues and problems
Desirable
* Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to use them to communicate effectively with patients within a multi-disciplinary team
Previous Experience
Desirable
* Experience of healthcare or care work
* Experience of working with the general public or a range of different people
Qualifications / Training
Essential
* GCSEs (or equivalent qualification or standard) in English and Math
Desirable
* Care Certificate
* Health and Social Care Level 2
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.
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Corey's Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
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