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Clinical Support Worker
| Posting date: | 18 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24071.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 October 2024 |
| Location: | Wakefield, WF1 4DG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9377-FCS3366 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities Understanding your role. Working under the direction of a registrant, participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care, within the boundaries of your role which may include chaperoning of patients, escorting/ transferring of patients and providing 1-1 patient centred care or caring for a group of patients that require enhanced care. Demonstrates own duties to new starters and supervises work of students and HealthCare Support Workers Frequent exposure to emotional/distressing events, e.g., breaking of bad news. Assist in the care of patients at end of life and after death. Orders supplies under the direction of the nurse in charge. Participate in patient and public involvement activities. Participate in general cleanliness and tidiness of ward environment. Undertake mandatory training and role specific training relevant to role. Record and escalate patient physiological observations. Demonstrate an understanding of sepsis and when to escalate to a Registrant/ Medic Acts on own initiative when delivering patient care with supervision accessible. Undertakes a range of core skills which include: Venepuncture Patient observations including Blood pressure, Oxygen saturations, heart rate, respirations, temperature, pain score, News score Peripheral Cannula removal Swabbing to include MRSA, FLU, COVID, Obtain samples including urine dip, from a catheter, MSU and faeces, sputum, Blood glucose and ketone testing ECG Observe wounds and change simple dressings Bladder scan Skin assessment Catheter removal Female catheter insertion Pregnancy testing There may also be role specific clinical skills that you will be required to develop competency in to undertake your role (see Addendum One). Addendum One There is also be specialty specific clinical skills that align to the band 3 CSW role profile that you will be required to develop competency in, in order to undertake your role.