Senior Clinical Support Worker | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the Wirral is seeking a Senior Clinical Support Worker to assist in delivering nursing care for children with complex health needs. Responsibilities include adhering to nursing practices and confidentiality standards. This role requires experience in child health nursing. Candidates must also join the DBS update service, with fees deducted from salary.

Qualifications

• Experience in nursing care for children with complex health needs.
• Understanding of Health and Safety practices.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and sensitivity.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of planned nursing care for a child.
• Ensure nursing practices follow Trust policies.
• Initiate actions based on patient information feedback.

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 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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.

Wirral is 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.

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 months.

As this vacancy is within the division of Women’s and Children’s, 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.

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025