Clinical Support Worker - MSSW/AMU

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Wirral is seeking Clinical Support workers to join their team. The role includes providing high-quality nursing care, assisting with personal hygiene, and performing clinical tasks such as ECGs and venepuncture. Candidates must have NVQ level 3 in care or be working towards it. The position offers both full-time and part-time hours on a rotational shift pattern. Apply now to be a part of a caring and dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital care is essential.
• Evidence of using extended clinical skills is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality basic nursing care as directed.
• Assist with personal hygiene, toileting, and dressing.
• Perform ECG acquisition and venepuncture.
• Ensure documentation of care provided is accurate.
• Participate in the audit process.

Skills

Good communication skills

Excellent teamwork

Leadership skills

Hard working

Education

NVQ level 3 in care

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for competent individuals to join a large team of Clinical Support workers in the busy environment of AMU. The unit is responsible for the safe admission and assessment of patients, and ensuring excellent care is provided at all times.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who are hard working, have good communication skills, excellent teamwork and can demonstrate previous hospital care experience, and leadership skills.

It is essential that applicants have NVQ level 3 in care, or working towards, and show evidence in using extended clinical skills or be working towards extended clinical skills.

HOURS: Full time & part time hours available on rotational shift pattern predominately days, (a mixture of long days, earlies and lates and night shifts), working opposite the other band 3’s to ensure maximum coverage of the assessment unit.

The successful candidate will be required to assist staff nurses, undertaking diagnostic testing such as blood tests, cannulas and ECG’s.

We strive to deliver a high standard of care to our patients keeping them at the heart of what we do.

For an informal discussion please contact Sister Joanne Ireland, Ward Manager AMU on Extn:7430 or Direct Dial:0151 6047539.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality basic nursing care as directed by care plans, registered nurse/nursing associates senior staff including:
• Assistance with personal hygiene
• Assistant with toileting
• Assistance with dressing/undressing
• Ensure all patients nutritional status is maintained
• Perform a range of clinical tasks or procedures which may include;
• ECG acquisition
• Peripheral IV access
• Venepuncture
• Basic & advanced casting
• Pressure area risk assessment
• Urinalysis
• Pregnancy testing
• Capillary blood glucose monitoring
• Formed stoma care
• Transfer patients to other areas as and when required
• Ensure all aspects of care provided are accurately documented
• Perform minor injury treatments including wound assessment and closure (not suturing)
• Demonstrates own duties to new starters
• Participate and promote the audit process with the department

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Judith Cull Job title: Ward Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 604 7171 Ext 2600.