Clinical Support Worker

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking dedicated professionals to support various clinical roles. The position requires flexibility, organizational skills, and effective communication to work in a patient-facing role within a dynamic environment. Candidates should be able to manage challenging situations while maintaining a high standard of care.

Qualifications

• Ability to support management of wounds.
• Basic IT skills.
• Open communication style required.

Responsibilities

• Work in challenging environments with patients.
• Produce clear and accurate documentation.
• Adapt communication style to various groups.

Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Good standard of general education

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the 'About You' Section of the document.

Person specification

Behaviours and Values

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work flexibly and be responsive to change
• Ability to work in challenging and distracting environments
• Open and clear communication style both written and verbal

Desirable criteria

• Ability to communicate with colleagues across organisational boundaries

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Ability to support the management of wounds, being exposed to sharps, soiled dressings and bodily fluids
• Good standard of general education
• Ability to adapt communication style to a range of client and professional groups
• Basic IT skills

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience is a clinical patient facing role
• Vocational qualification in health & / or social care

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good organisational skills
• Ability to produce clear and accurate documentation
• Resilient and able to work in challenging environments
• Ability to work independently

Desirable criteria

• Proactive attitude

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 720.5KB)
• Benefits (PDF, 570.7KB)