Senior Clinical Support Worker

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Senior Clinical Support Worker for the Surgical Assessment Unit. The role involves providing compassionate patient care, leading junior staff, and ensuring a safe clinical environment in a busy setting. Candidates must be willing to work flexibly and possess the necessary qualifications.

Qualifications

• Must possess NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience.
• Commitment to training and education required.
• Willingness to acquire competencies like venepuncture and cannulation.

Responsibilities

• Support multidisciplinary team in delivering patient care.
• Lead clinical support workers as required.
• Ensure maintenance of a safe and effective clinical environment.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Reliable

Teamworking

Communication Skills

Education

NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Diploma in Health Level 3

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) and Ambulatory Surgical Centre (ASC), for a band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker (CSW) to assist with caring for patients within our busy and fast paced assessment units. Candidates will be expected to work a range of flexible shifts including night, weekends and weekdays.

Main duties of the job

This post will require the successful candidate to take a more senior role within the clinical support worker team and the candidate will be required to have competencies (or be prepared to acquire these competencies) such as venepuncture, cannulation, ECG recording, performing bladder scans in order to provide safe and timely care to the cohort of patients that we treat on SAU and ASC. The successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership and guidance to junior CSW staff through mentorship and support. The candidate will also work closely with nursing staff, medical staff, administrative staff and ward environment staff to ensure that patients are receiving high quality care. In addition to this, the candidate will also be required to contribute towards the daily upkeep of maintaining a safe clinical environment. For example, ensuring that there are adequate stock levels, certain safety checks are completed and assisting in ensuring that the ward environment is clean and clutter free.

About us

SAU is a fast paced, busy, acute assessment area that treats and cares for patients requiring gastroenterology, urology and general surgery input. The aims and objectives of this service are to assess patients, make decisions on their treatment and intervention needs and admit/discharge as appropriate.

ASC is a relatively newly established ambulatory assessment area that is consultant led and takes referrals primarily from PCAL but also ED. The aim of this is to assess patients with emergency general surgery needs who are also mobile, independent and at low risk of any clinical deterioration.

We have a well-established, supportive and hard-working team on both SAU and ASC. As a team, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve the service that we provide and experience for patients and staff. For those who may have a band 2 role and are looking to progress and improve upon their clinical knowledge and skills

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Details Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

C9298-NUR-655

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description Job responsibilities

The jobholder will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect compassionate care for patients in support of the multidisciplinary team. The jobholder will undertake a range of delegated clinical patient care duties under the support and supervision of a registered practitioner.

The jobholder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as part of the multi professional team. The jobholder is expected to plan, implement, deliver and maintain high standards of patient care. The jobholder will be skilled in taking appropriate action(s) and acting on own initiative to achieve the planned outcome.

The jobholder will contribute to the maintenance of an environment for effective care.

The jobholder will be expected to lead a team of clinical support workers and apprentice clinical support workers.

The jobholder will be expected to practice in accordance within Trust policies, guidelines, standards and statutory requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries.

The jobholder will work within a ward, clinical department or community setting as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The jobholder must comply with the wearing of PPE as appropriate to the clinical situation - this may involve wearing face masks for a considerable length of time.

Job description Job responsibilities

The jobholder will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect compassionate care for patients in support of the multidisciplinary team. The jobholder will undertake a range of delegated clinical patient care duties under the support and supervision of a registered practitioner.

The jobholder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as part of the multi professional team. The jobholder is expected to plan, implement, deliver and maintain high standards of patient care. The jobholder will be skilled in taking appropriate action(s) and acting on own initiative to achieve the planned outcome.

The jobholder will contribute to the maintenance of an environment for effective care.

The jobholder will be expected to lead a team of clinical support workers and apprentice clinical support workers.

The jobholder will be expected to practice in accordance within Trust policies, guidelines, standards and statutory requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries.

The jobholder will work within a ward, clinical department or community setting as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The jobholder must comply with the wearing of PPE as appropriate to the clinical situation - this may involve wearing face masks for a considerable length of time.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care, Diploma in Health Level 3, Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Basic Skills Maths and English Level 1 (or a Level 1 pass in the LTHT designated literacy and numeracy assessment)
• The Care Certificate or in the absence of this the jobholder must successfully attain the Care Certificate within the first 3 months of employment.
• Commitment to undergo training and education as required.

Skills & behaviours Essential

• Caring and motivated. Compassionate. Courageous. Reliable and trustworthy.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Willingness to learn and develop their role.
• Teamworking
• . Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Competent in written, electronic and verbal communication skills.

Experience Essential

• Significant experience of working within a healthcare setting delivering personal and clinical care.
• Utilisation of planning and organisational skills.
• Insight into roles and responsibilities of the post.
• Basic IT skills.

Additional Requirements Essential

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
• Desirable to either already have achieved clinical competencies such as venepuncture and cannulation or a willingness to obtain these skills

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care, Diploma in Health Level 3, Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Basic Skills Maths and English Level 1 (or a Level 1 pass in the LTHT designated literacy and numeracy assessment)
• The Care Certificate or in the absence of this the jobholder must successfully attain the Care Certificate within the first 3 months of employment.
• Commitment to undergo training and education as required.

Skills & behaviours Essential

• Caring and motivated. Compassionate. Courageous. Reliable and trustworthy.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Willingness to learn and develop their role.
• Teamworking
• . Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Competent in written, electronic and verbal communication skills.

Experience Essential

• Significant experience of working within a healthcare setting delivering personal and clinical care.
• Utilisation of planning and organisational skills.
• Insight into roles and responsibilities of the post.
• Basic IT skills.

Additional Requirements Essential

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
• Desirable to either already have achieved clinical competencies such as venepuncture and cannulation or a willingness to obtain these skills

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 details Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)