Senior Clinical Support Worker

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist children's hospital in Sheffield seeks an experienced Clinical Support Worker to join their Haematology and Oncology Unit. This role involves providing care for children and young people, supporting a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring high standards of health and safety. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications, experience in a healthcare setting, and excellent communication skills. This position offers an opportunity for professional development and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work

Qualifications

• Experience in a Care or Health & Social Care environment within a hospital or community setting.
• Experience working with children and young people is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for children receiving chemotherapy and treatments.
• Maintain a safe environment and adhere to health and safety standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Knowledge of Safeguarding

IT competency (Word, email)

Education

GCSE A-C English or Level 2 equivalent

GCSE A-C Maths or Level 2 equivalent

Vocational Award Level 2 in Health

Care Certificate

Job description

Overview

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Job summary

Are you an experienced Clinical Support Worker with experience of caring for children and young people? Do you want to be part of a focused, forward thinking, and dynamic multi-disciplinary team working in a dedicated children's hospital?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated proactive, enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker with relevant experience and qualifications caring for children and young people to join our team at Sheffield Children\'s NHS Foundation Trust. The Haematology and Oncology Unit comprises a 14 bedded in-patient facility, 9 bedded Day Care Unit and a very busy dedicated out-patient\'s clinic area. The thriving multi-disciplinary team includes a Bone Marrow Transplant and Apheresis Team, Paediatric Oncology Outreach Team, Late Effects Service, Haemophilia and Benign Haematology Service.

The post is initially to cover a secondment for 12 months but may become permanent.

About us

Sheffield Children\'s is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people."

• Outstanding patient care
• Brilliant place to work
• Leader in children\'s health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

Responsibilities

Main duties of the job

This vacancy is in the Haematology and Oncology Day care Unit. The Unit provides a pleasant environment for children and young people to receive day case and ambulatory chemotherapy, blood product administration, undergo investigations and therapies such as apheresis and photopheresis. The Day Care Unit is open 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday. We encourage an eagerness to develop your clinical skills and have a dedicated Clinical Educator to guide and support your development. You will need to have a positive and innovative approach to caring for children and young people. You must have excellent communication skills, ability to work well under pressure, as part of a multi-disciplinary team and relate well to others.

For an informal chat about this role, please contact Lucy Methven at [e-mail]

Job description

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Job responsibilities

For an informal chat about this role, please contact Lucy Methven at [e-mail]

Qualifications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE A-C English or Level 2 equivalent. GCSE A-C Maths or Level 2 equivalent.
• GCSE A-C Maths or Level 2 equivalent.
• Vocational Award Level 2 in Health
• To have or be committed to undertaking & completing a Vocational Award Level 3 in Health.
• To hold evidence of completing a Care Certificate or have completed in-house Band 2 competency package.
• Committed to completing competency packages as per clinical area.

Desirable

• Vocational Award Level 3 in Health or Health & Social Care

Experience

Essential

• To have experience in a Care or Health & Social Care environment within a hospital or community setting
• Worked in a customer facing environment

Desirable

• Worked with children and young people
• Worked within the National Health Service

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of Health & Safety and maintaining a safe environment
• Knowledge of Safeguarding children or young adults
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Infection Control principles
• Basic IT skills which include competency at using Word and email and commitment to learning advanced IT skills.
• Ability to work with children, young people, their families and carers
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to show initiative and take on own responsibility and accountability and work independently
• Ability to deal with conflicting and difficult situations
• Ability to prioritise workload and own time

Desirable

• Compliance of Policies and Procedures in a regulated Health Care Provider
• Advanced IT skills ie Level 2 IT qualification
• Current Food hygiene certificate
• Previously worked in a Health / Social Care multidisciplinary team setting and contributed in team meetings
• Clinical skills relevant to role, e.g. capillary blood sampling

Attributes

Essential

• Willingness to work flexibly in approach and working hours/pattern
• Display a non-judgmental attitude towards children / families / carers / colleagues
• Respectful attitude for individuals and coworkers
• Ability to take part in personal development reviews
• Ability to accept instructions & supervision and undertake delegated tasks

Desirable

• Previously worked in a flexible working pattern environment
• Compliance of Policies and Procedures in reference to Equality and Diversity.

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

Sheffield Children\'s NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Children\'s Hospital

Western Bank

Sheffield

S10 2TH

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