Community Clinical Support Worker

Integrated Care System; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Ulverston is seeking a Community Clinical Support Worker. This part-time role involves providing basic nursing care in patient homes while maintaining a high standard of care. Candidates should have a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care and community based experience. Flexibility in working hours is essential, and training in extended clinical skills will be provided.

Qualifications

• Community based experience required.
• Evidence of work in a personal care setting needed.
• Previous experience in a District nursing team preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in providing evidenced based nursing care to patients at home.
• Record patient observations and perform diagnostic procedures.
• Communicate daily with patients, carers, and health team members.

Skills

Basic IT skills

Knowledge of basic nursing care

Experience of medication administration

Wound care experience

Training/experience of administering S/C injections

Education

Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Community Clinical Support Worker

The closing date is 20 August 2025

A rare opportunity has arisen within the Dalton & Ulverston District nursing team for an advanced Clinical Support Worker. The role requires flexibility over days, weekends, evenings and nights.

As a CSW in the community team you will be able to demonstrate excellent communication with patients, relatives and professionals as well experience or willingness to train in a range of extended clinical skills including but not limited to basic observations, venepuncture, skin care, palliative care and sub-cutaneous injections. You will be working seeing patients on your own in their homes as part of a close and supportive team that pride themselves on a high standard of patient care.

Main duties of the job

To provide basic nursing care to patients in the community setting working as part of the district nursing team. Carrying out an extended role of clinical tasks and skills Working unaccompanied.To assist the Clinical Team with Data entry and administrative duties.

About us

We operatefrom 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 healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity 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,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job responsibilities

To participate in the provision of a high standard of evidenced based nursing care to a wide variety of patients in their own homes or a care home setting. To provide clinical care as directed by a qualified nurse but not under direct supervision, e.g. certain dressings, catheter care, bowel care. To record patient observations, collect specimens, and perform some diagnostic procedures. To actively seek to promote health, both individually and to patients and carers. To participate in achieving measurable standards of care and to participate in clinical audit. To prioritise own allocated workload and deal with daily changes using own initiative. To deal with incoming messages for team and ensure these are dealt with appropriately and providing admin support as required. To order stock and equipment and participate in additional clerical duties. T o communicate daily with patients / carers / relatives, members of the primary health care team and outside agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• level 3 in Health and social care

Experience

• Community based experience
• Evidence of work in a personal care setting
• Evidence of recent personal/professional development
• previous experience in a District nursing team
• Wars based CSW experience

Skills/Knowledge

• Basic It skills
• Knowledge of basic nursing care
• Knowledge of record keeping requirements
• experience of medication administration
• Knowledge of primary care teams
• Experience of using EMIS
• wound care experience
• training/experience of administering S/C injections

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

Address

Ulverston & Dalton District Nursing Team

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

331-C18760825

Job locations

Ulverston & Dalton District Nursing Team