Paediatric Clinical Support Worker

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Radford Semele; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for Paediatric Clinical Support Workers to join our Paediatric Ward and Paediatric Assessment Unit, supporting children and young people needing emergency and elective care. You will work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team and gain diverse clinical experiences while pursuing professional development.

This role offers an opportunity to develop clinical skills in a supportive, inclusive NHS environment, with a focus

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people in a clinical setting.
• Able to contribute to a fast-paced acute care environment.
• Demonstrates compassionate and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Complete and document Paediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS) accurately, recognising deterioration and reporting to the nurse or medical team.
• Undertake phlebotomy and collect blood from children and young people per Trust policies and competency.
• Support investigations, procedures and treatments with age-appropriate communication and distraction techniques.
• Respond to telephone enquiries, take messages and escalate as needed.
• Assist with maintaining patient records (paper and electronic).
• Coordinate appointments, admissions, transfers and discharge paperwork under supervision.
• Keep clinical areas clean, tidy, safe and welcoming for patients and families.
• Maintain stock levels and ensure storage areas are organised and stocked.
• Ensure toys, play resources and ward facilities are kept clean and safe.
• Participate in daily cleaning schedules, equipment checks and infection prevention measures.

Skills

Experience with children

Compassionate

Team collaboration

Job description

We are seeking compassionate, motivated and innovative Paediatric Clinical Support Workers who have experience working with children and young people and thrive in a fast-paced acute care environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team across both our Paediatric Ward and Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU), supporting children and young people requiring both emergency and elective care. The role offers a diverse range of clinical experiences and opportunities for professional development. You will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team alongside paediatric consultants, nursing colleagues, emergency department teams, specialist nurses, paediatric advanced clinical practitioners and physiotherapists. Together, we create a rich learning environment that encourages professional growth, collaboration and the continuous development of knowledge and skills, enabling us to provide outstanding care to our patients and their families. If you share our values and are passionate about improving the experience and outcomes of children and young people, we would love to hear from you. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical skills within a supportive, inclusive and progressive team environment.,

• Complete and document Paediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS) accurately and promptly, recognising and reporting signs of deterioration to the registered nurse or medical team.
• Undertake phlebotomy and collect blood samples from children and young people in accordance with Trust policies, training and competency requirements.
• Support children and young people undergoing investigations, procedures and treatments, using age-appropriate communication and distraction techniques.
• Answer telephone calls and respond to enquiries appropriately, taking messages and escalating information to the relevant member of staff.
• Assist with the completion and maintenance of patient records and documentation, both paper-based and electronic.
• Support the coordination of appointments, admissions, transfers and discharge paperwork under the direction of registered staff
• Ensure clinical areas are clean, tidy, safe and welcoming for children, young people and their families.
• Maintain stock levels of clinical and non-clinical supplies, ensuring storage areas remain organised, safe and adequately stocked.
• Ensure toys, play resources and ward facilities are maintained in a clean and safe condition.
• Participate in daily cleaning schedules, equipment checks and infection prevention measures in line with Trust policy.
  Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below: https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2