Clinical Support Worker | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | York, YO31 8HE |
| Company: | York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6206460/419-6206460-CSW-S |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Hospital out of Hours team under the guidance and support of the Critical Care Outreach Team. The Band 3 Clinical Support Worker will work across all clinical areas, supporting the out-of-hours teams to deliver timely and patient centred care.
Key roles and responsibilities will include cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs, catheterisation; working independently without direct supervision and seeking guidance/support from CCOT as necessary. We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals that feel capable of prioritising their own workload, maintaining high standards of care whilst working collaboratively to improve the care for our patients.
The majority of shifts for this role will be twilight, nights and weekend work.
The successful candidate will be expected:
• To provide ‘clinical support’ duties in all designated clinical areas within the hospital environment
• To be part of the Hospital at Night team
• To train to undertake agreed tasks, when requested to do so by a registered healthcare professional under the instruction of a doctor or registered nurse, in order to reduce the Junior Doctors’ workload and support patient care
• To provide ‘healthcare support worker’ support to ward areas if required.
We look forward to receiving your application!
• Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Communicate clearly and effectively with patients and staff of all disciplines, in both written and verbal forms.
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of the patient.
• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, supporting Junior Doctors, wards and departments within a defined range of clinical tasks.
• Work as part of the Hospital at Night accepting any duties as delegated by the Operational Practitioner/Clinical Co-ordinator.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• To undertake training and be assessed as competent in the following procedures: acute phlebotomy, including group and save and cross matching, blood cultures and venous blood gases insertion of peripheral intravenous cannula recording and obtaining of 12 lead ECG readings catheterisation of male and female patients.
• Undertake any other tasks as deemed applicable at NVQ Level 3, taking into account acute hospital workload at the time, e.g. collecting medical notes, transferring urgent referral cards to the appropriate departments and escorting patients.
• Work within a day/night rotation.
• Be aware of and manage exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances.
• Be aware of and manage exposure to verbal/physical aggression
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024
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