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Job summary

Main area
Gynaecology
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
23 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref
408-24-1119
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Town
Upton
Salary
£23,615 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Support Worker - Gynaecology Outpatients

Band 2

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity is available for an exceptional and enthusiastic band 2 Clinical Support Worker, with an interest in gynaecology to become an integral member of our team in the Women's and Children's Gynaecology Outpatient Department. Gynaecology experience is desirable but not essential. The role will involve supporting registered Nurses and Doctors in caring for Women attending outpatient appointments. This is a fast-paced outpatient department and includes general Gynaecology clinics, Rapid access, Oncology, Colposcopy, Urogynaecology, Fertility, Endometriosis and Pre operative assessment.
There also will be time that you will support the inpatient Gynaecology area.  

Main duties of the job

  • Assist the Registered Nurse in administering direct patient care
  • Communicate clearly with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Communication with patients including discussion on patient comfort and safety and recording of communications on Wirral Millennium
  • Prioritising own workload
  • Inform qualified staff of changes in patients’ condition or observations 
  • Escort and chaperone patients as appropriate
  • Communicate with patients/carers taking into consideration the needs of the individual
  • Undertake some clerical duties such as filing 
  • Undertake ordering of supplies, within agreed stock levels, ensuring stored correctly 
  • Ensure availability, cleanliness and maintenance of equipment
  • Assist in the safe handling of patient’s valuables and property
  • Adhere to Wirral Hospital objectives, policies, protocols and guidelines
  • Report any concerns or anxieties that patients disclose to the appropriate health care professional in charge of patient care
  • Participate in ward safety huddles and raise concerns as required

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available with 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 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.

Person specification

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Understand when to seek support and advice
  • Aware of personal and professional limitations
  • Ability to perform in a busy environment
  • Caring, polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated
  • Willing to learn and develop
Desirable criteria
  • Adaptability and flexibility in working
  • Awareness of own communication both verbal and non verbal

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of own limitations and seeks support where required
  • ability to work independently and as a team
  • Willing to learn and develop
Desirable criteria
  • Proven problem solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 in Care (or appropriate experience and commit to undertaking and completing within 18 months of commencement)
  • Care certificate to be completed within 6 months if not already held
Desirable criteria
  • Completed Care Certificate
  • Experience working in a healthcare environment
  • Experience working in the NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Katie Stenton
Job title
Gynaecology & Breast Outpatient Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 678 5111
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