Senior Clinical Support Worker

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birkenhead is seeking a Senior Clinical Support Worker to deliver patient care within home, school, and hospital settings. The ideal candidate will possess NVQ Level 3 and relevant clinical experience. Full-time and part-time roles are available. Salary ranges from £24,937 to £26,598 per annum, with comprehensive training and support offered in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or NVQ Level 2 with significant experience.
• Care Certificate completion is required while in post.
• Experience working in a clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering planned nursing care for a child.
• Ensure adherence to policies and clinical guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to individual needs.

Skills

Problem solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to perform under pressure

Polite and friendly demeanor

Education

NVQ Level 3 in a related subject

Care Certificate

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

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 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.

Details

Date posted: 25 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

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

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 408-25-836

Job locations: Community Based, Clatterbridge Road, Birkenhead, CH634JY

Location note: Community Based

Job description

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.

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Experience working in the NHS

Personal attributes, knowledge and skills

Essential

• 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

• Proven problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Other requirements

• Awareness of formal audit procedures and requirements

Disclosure and sponsorship

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Community Based, Clatterbridge Road, Birkenhead, CH634JY

Website: https://www.wuth.nhs.uk