Clinical Support Nurse

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS seeks a Clinical Support Nurse to provide compassionate care within the IPU team, focusing on patients in palliative care. The role requires excellent communication skills and prior experience in healthcare, offering flexible hours and a range of benefits, including generous annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

35 days annual leave including bank holidays

Generous enhanced maternity package

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Free parking

Healthcare cash plan

Subsidised meals

Excellent training opportunities

Qualifications

• Good level of English and Maths required.
• Experience of working within a health care setting is desirable.
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle for business use.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of patient care duties under indirect supervision of registered nurses.
• Assist registered staff in providing high-quality palliative care.

Skills

Good administration and organisational skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to monitor quality

Punctual, reliable and flexible

Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively

Ability to apply evidence to practice

Evidence of record keeping

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent

Job description

We have a great opportunity within our IPU team for a Clinical SupportNurse. We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated Health CareAssistants and Clinical Support Nurses who are looking to develop skills andknowledge within specialist palliative care.

Salary £24,169per annum WTE

(plus unsocial hours enhancements paid in addition)

23 hours - 37.5 hours per week - FlexibleDependent upon Applicants

The role covers a 24 hour, 7 day service and will thereforeinclude weekends and rotation to night duty.

Long day shifts and night shifts would be expected.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the widermulti-disciplinary team, you will support and assist the qualified nursingstaff in providing hands-on, person-centered heath care to patients with complexclinical needs. This includes working ina similar capacity as a Health Care Assistant. As well as clerical andadministrative duties, other duties include cleaning and ancillary responsibilities. Our health care staff strive to provide thehighest quality of service for our patients and their families and carers,through a collaborative team approach.

We are looking for someone compassionate and caring, withexcellent communication and team-working skills. Experience of working in a care setting isdesirable. You will have access to arange of training and development opportunities and be welcomed as a valuedmember of an experienced and supportive team.

About us

Our purpose is caring for all our patients and those mostimportant to them really well, together with creating a great place to work forall our people.

We offer our employees an attractive benefits package, including35 days annual leave including bank holidays, rising to 40 days with longservice (pro rata for part-time), generous enhanced maternity package,contributory pension scheme, life assurance, free parking, healthcare cashplan, subsidised meals, option to apply for Blue Light Card and excellenttraining opportunities. We also offer continuity of service from the NHS withrespect to pension and holiday allowance.

(Please note, this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received)

Interview date to be confirmed

Job responsibilities

To deliver arange of patient care duties under the indirect supervision of registerednurses.

To assistregistered staff in the provision of high quality palliative care for patients,their relatives and carers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good level of English and Maths.
• NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent

Knowledge

• Knowledge of health care agenda

Experience

• Experience of working within a health care setting

Skills

• Good administration and organisational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to monitor quality
• Punctual, reliable and flexible
• Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Ability to apply evidence to practice
• Evidence of record keeping

Personal Attributes

• Able to work proactively, independently and on own initiative
• Adaptable and able to work in a team environment.
• Able to work under pressure.
• A commitment to the vision and values of Bolton Hospice.
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle for business use subject to the provisions of the Equality Act 2010

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.