Compassionate Clinical Support Worker – Flexible Shifts

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Access to a pension scheme

Unsocial hours enhancements

Career development and progression

Care Certificate training

Apprenticeship at Level 2 or 3

Job summary

This Clinical Support Worker role sits in nursing teams at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, across its acute hospital sites. The work centres on personal care under a registered professional's direction, supporting patients through their hospital stay and on into the community.

Posts are offered full or part-time on a rotating shift pattern covering days, nights, weekends and bank holidays, with unsocial hours enhancements.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at A-C or equivalent.
• Ability to work flexibly across a 24-hour period.
• Experience working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personal care under the direction of a registered professional as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Carry out instructions from the registered professional and the Trust's core task list for CSWs and HCAs.
• Report patients who cause concern or changes in their condition to the registered professional.
• Record all care accurately for countersigning by a registered professional.
• Prepare patients for treatment and escort them as directed.
• Support patients' relatives with compassion and empathy under guidance.
• Assist with discharge and prepare beds after discharge and before admission.
• Welcome patients and visitors, provide information, and answer enquiries politely.
• Contribute to handover and documentation, and communicate within the team to plan care.
• Report incidents and safeguarding concerns and follow Trust policy.
• Keep the clinical area clean, follow infection control and waste procedures.
• Attend mandatory training and participate in audits as directed.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

IT skills

Written communication

Organisational skills

Education

GCSE English and Maths at A-C

Job description

This Clinical Support Worker role sits in nursing teams at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, across its acute hospital sites. The work centres on personal care under a registered professional's direction, supporting patients through their hospital stay and on into the community.

Posts are offered full or part-time on a rotating shift pattern covering days, nights, weekends and bank holidays, with unsocial hours enhancements.