Clinical Support Worker - Urgent Treatment Centre

Tameside Hospital; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Sick pay

27-33 days annual leave plus bank hols

eye tests

Job summary

The post holder will work as part of the team within Urgent and Emergency Care - UTC, assisting in administrative and general care duties under the supervision of a registered nurse.

The post holder will have competency across a broad range of activities with some autonomy, providing guidance to Health care assistants and contributing to patient care throughout the journey.

Qualifications

• Competent in venipuncture and routine specimen collection.
• Ability to record vital signs, ECG and glucose levels.
• Under supervision, provide patient care support as part of a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within the team to plan and deliver patient care.
• Contribute to development and implementation of individual care plans.
• Maintain clear documentation in line with Trust policies.
• Contribute to health education/promotion using written information and leaflets.
• Assist with patient handover and communicate patient status.
• Record vitals, 12-lead ECG and blood glucose as directed; report findings.
• Venipuncture to obtain specimens; venous cannulation when required.
• Assist with basic CPR procedures.

Skills

Vital signs

Venipuncture

IV cannulation

CPR

Documentation

Health education

Team collaboration

ECG recording

Glucose monitoring

Tools

ECG machine

Blood gas analysis

Glucometer

Job description

The post holder will work as part of the team within Urgent and Emergency Care - UTC , assisting in administrative and general care duties as specified below, under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. The post holder will have a requirement to be competent in a broad range of work activities, with an amount of agreed autonomy, providing some guidance and supervision to Health care assistants.,

• Collaborate and contribute within identified team, in the planning and delivery of patients care.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of patients individual care plans to deliver a high standard of care.
• Maintain clear concise and legible documentation adhering to standards in accordance to Trust Policies.
• Contribute to health education/promotion issues within the clinical area, utilising written information, leaflets to increase awareness of health issues.
• Contribute to patient handover, updating colleagues of care delivered and patient's condition throughout patient's journey.
• Perform and accurately record patient's vital signs, record 12 lead ECG and blood glucose levels, venous blood gases as directed, reporting findings to the qualified nurse.
• Competent in venepuncture to obtain routine and urgent specimens as required.
• Competent in intravenous cannulation and removal of cannulation products Assist with basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation procedures.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress
• bereavement
• relationships
• finance
• and much more.