Clinical Support Worker | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23,615 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2025 |
| Location: | Upton, CH49 5PE |
| Company: | Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6802475/408-24-1223 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Renal Unit for a Clinical Support Worker to join the renal dialysis nursing team at Arrowe Park Hospital.
We are a busy unit providing outpatient and inpatient haemodialysis for around 90 patients, over 3 shifts, 6 days a week.
We are looking to recruit highly motivated individuals who play an integral role at all stages of a patient’s care. As a Clinical Support Worker, you will be a valuable part of the nursing team. You will find yourself assisting patients with hygiene and comfort needs, taking blood pressure and pulse rates, communicating with colleagues and patients and record keeping.
The applicants for these posts do not require any previous experience but will need to demonstrate significant commitment to developing themselves to support the nursing team in caring for patients on haemodialysis. This means learning to prepare dialysis machines and the dialysis unit for patient treatments as well as other care related duties that supports patient comfort during dialysis.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available at WUTH.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available at WUTH.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Dec 2024
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