Clinical Support Worker - Frailty Same Day Emergency Care

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Lancaster is seeking a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker for the Frailty Same Day Emergency Care unit. This role involves assisting with clinical skills like venipuncture and patient care documentation. Candidates should have basic literacy, a willingness to undertake relevant NVQ training, and experience in a clinical setting. A supportive training framework is in place, making this an excellent opportunity for career development.

Qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills are required.
• Willingness to undertake NVQ level 2 and level 3 in a care-related area.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical skills such as venipuncture, ECG, and cannulation.
• Provide basic patient care and document it in records.
• Assist registered nurses in delivering care.

Skills

Basic hygiene skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Venipuncture

IT skills

Education

NVQ level 2 in care related area

Care certificate

Job description

Overview

Go back University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

The closing date is 16 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker within Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FIT SDEC). We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is keen to take on a nursing support role within a busy and fast based Frailty SDEC unit.

You will be expected to perform clinical skills and aid assessment of medical patients referred into the FIT SDEC Unit, skills such as observations, ECGs, bloods and cannulation will be completed daily with additional clinical skills such as blood cultures, urinary analysis, capillary blood gas collection, and the collection of blood products being expected after full training.

The Frailty pathway is a new and developing service and you can be part of this exciting opportunity to develop a new service.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and receive structured appraisal, support, mentorship and training.

As a Clinical Support Worker you will:

• 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.
• Perform clinical skills ie. venipuncture, ECG and cannulation
• Provide basic patient care and document that care in the patient records.
• Work effectively with the multidisciplinary team in order to achieve desired outcomes that promote the well being of patients.
• Assist the RN's in the delivery of care to a designated patient group, demonstrating an ability to prioritise such care.
• Assist in the implementation of direct clinical care.
• Determine the comfort of patients by talking and listening to them and building up a rapport.

About us

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.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Job responsibilities

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/

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Willingness to undertake NVQ level 2 in care related area
• Willingness to undertake NVQ level 3 in care related area
• Care certificate

Experience

• Previous experience of working with the general public
• Worked within an acute clinical area as a Clinical Support Worker
• Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids

Skills, ability and knowledge

• Good basic hygiene skills
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative or with minimal supervision
• Advanced clinical skills ie. venepuncture
• Awareness of the NHS structure and current issues
• IT skills to basic level

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 per annum pro rata