Senior Clinical Support Worker

NHS; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Clinical Support Worker to deliver nursing care for children with complex health needs. This role involves assisting qualified staff, maintaining confidentiality, and complying with clinical policies. Successful candidates must have NVQ Level 3 in a related subject and experience in a clinical setting. The position offers a salary of £24,937 to £26,598 per annum, with opportunities for professional development and support from colleagues.

Qualifications

• Able to perform clinical competencies and tasks as appropriate.
• Polite, friendly, approachable, and self-motivated.
• Aware of personal and professional limitations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of planned nursing care for a child.
• Ensure practices comply with Trust's policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to individual needs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in a related subject

Care Certificate

Experience working in a clinical environment

Experience working in the NHS

Job description

Senior Clinical Support Worker

The closing date is 17 December 2025

To work alongside nursing/medical staff and family members to competently provide agreed clinical skills and individualised care for a child with complex health needs within the home, school and hospital environments, liaising with other professionals as necessary. To accurately record, collate, monitor and provide feedback of patient information to the Team Leader and/or Care Manager, initiating actions as necessary.

Main duties of the job

• At the direction of the senior member of staff assist in the delivery of planned nursing care for a child.
• Ensure nursing practices are maintained with the Trust's policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others. To apply them to the community environment.
• Maintain confidentiality, integrity and sensitivity to the individual needs of the child/family.
• Pay full regard to Health and Safety practices which include hand hygiene. This must also include mandatory annual attendance to CPR, fire lecture, manual handling and child protection awareness.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Senior Clinical Support Worker position available at WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.

As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or NVQ Level 2 with significant experience
• Care Certificate or completion of Care Certificate in post
• Completed clinical competencies for clinical tasks and procedures as appropriate
• Experience working in a clinical environment
• Experience working in the NHS

Personal Attributes

• Understand when to seek support and advice
• Aware of personal and professional limitations
• Ability to perform when under pressure
• Polite, Friendly, Approachable and Self-motivated

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Other Requirements

• Awareness of formal audit procedures and requirements

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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata