Clinical Support Worker - Day Surgery Unit
| Posting date: | 21 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2024 |
| Location: | Barrow in Furness, LA14 4LF |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6302710/331-B5340524 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to appoint a Band 3 CSW who is able to work on their own initiative working primarily in our day surgery unit providing care and support to patients throughout their journey.
The Day Surgery Footprint is across two areas - including a Urology Procedure Unit -- and the successful applicants will be required to work across both areas. You will be required to work nights and a Saturday
You will provide health care support alongside the registered nurses.
We are a friendly team and the successful applicant must have the ability to work independently as well as part of the team.
Work in support of and under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), providing nursing care and assistance to patients within defined parameters specified by the Registered Nurse.
Record patient information.
Provide basic patient care and document that care in the patient records.
• Participate in the Trust Appraisal and Personal Development
• Plan process by identifying your own development needs and agreeing development plans for these needs with a clinical supervisor/mentor.
• Ensure awareness of when and how to report untoward incident and how to respond appropriately with patients’ or relatives complaints.
• Ensure that your clinical practice is safe and appropriate at all times.
• Assist the RN’s in the benchmarking of clinical standards.
• Ensure your required mandatory and competency based training is kept up to date.
• Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality.
• Participate in the continued development of healthcare standards and service development.
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Jun 2024
We are looking to appoint a Band 3 CSW who is able to work on their own initiative working primarily in our day surgery unit providing care and support to patients throughout their journey.
The Day Surgery Footprint is across two areas - including a Urology Procedure Unit -- and the successful applicants will be required to work across both areas. You will be required to work nights and a Saturday
You will provide health care support alongside the registered nurses.
We are a friendly team and the successful applicant must have the ability to work independently as well as part of the team.
Work in support of and under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), providing nursing care and assistance to patients within defined parameters specified by the Registered Nurse.
Record patient information.
Provide basic patient care and document that care in the patient records.
• Participate in the Trust Appraisal and Personal Development
• Plan process by identifying your own development needs and agreeing development plans for these needs with a clinical supervisor/mentor.
• Ensure awareness of when and how to report untoward incident and how to respond appropriately with patients’ or relatives complaints.
• Ensure that your clinical practice is safe and appropriate at all times.
• Assist the RN’s in the benchmarking of clinical standards.
• Ensure your required mandatory and competency based training is kept up to date.
• Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality.
• Participate in the continued development of healthcare standards and service development.
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Jun 2024