Clinical Support Worker - Medical Assessment Unit / General Medicine

Clinical Support Worker - Medical Assessment Unit / General Medicine

Job summary

East Cheshire NHS Trust is looking to appoint enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate people to join our team of Clinical Support Workers.

We currently have vacancies in:

• Medical admissions Unit
• General Medicine

We are looking for Clinical Support Workers who are capable of working in a busy, challenging and rewarding environment who possess excellent communication skills, can maintain a high degree of confidentiality and are able to work to deadlines, provide excellent personal care to our patients and work as part of a team.

Duties will include providing a high standard of care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, maintaining patient tissue integrity and providing pressure area care, recording of observations, liaising with the patient's families and the general public and supporting your colleagues in providing a positive experience for the patient.

We can offer a range of working opportunities including full and part time hours covering a variety of shift patterns over a 7 day rota including early, lates and night duty.

Hours per week: 37.5

Main duties of the job

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working opportunities with various shifts including early (0730-2030, 2000-0800)
• Upon commencement, you will be provided with clinical training and supported to complete the Care Certificate within the first three months of employment
• Annual Leave of 28 days plus bank holidays (increasing upon 5 and 10 years' service)
• Optional enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing support including access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Career progression opportunities including apprenticeships
• Salary sacrifice schemes including car lease and cycle to work
• Recognition for your hard work through our employee and team of the month programme
• Access to thousands of money saving offers via NHS discounts

Main duties of the job

• Providing patients with food and drink and assisting where needed
• Escorting and assisting patients in visiting the toilet, washing and getting dressed
• Supporting wound and skin management
• Recording and documenting patient observations e.g. temperature
• Recognising signs of deterioration and progression through observation and conversation and escalating any such matters promptly.
• Liaising with doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, porters and social workers
• Supporting the routine of the ward including responding to visitor and patient needs

About us

It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the Visas and immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education
• Care Certificate or working towards, this must be completed within first 3 months of employment
• Pass in GSCE's in Maths and English (4/C or above) or equivalent
• NVQ Level 2 in direct care/customer services or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Successful completion of the Be AWARE to care course (or equivalent)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates good insight into roles and responsibilities of the post
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of principles of effective customer care
• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of quality care
• Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills; especially with people with varying levels of understanding
• Demonstrates good literacy and written skills
• Able to present factual information and refer to questions to others where appropriate
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
• Basic IT skills e.g use of e-mails

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience of time management

Desirable

• Previous experience within healthcare / care setting
• Competence in the recording of clinical sign observations

Specific Job Requirement

Essential

• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Willing to learn new skills
• Caring and compassionate attitude
• Reliable and trustworthy

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Additional information

Employer details

Employer name
East Cheshire NHS Trust
Address
Macclesfield District
General Hospital
Victoria Road, Macclesfield
SK10 3BL
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