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Job summary

Main area
Medicine
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-743
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Town
Wirral
Salary
£22,383 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Support Worker

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 has become available for a Clinical support worker to come and join our team on Ward 38

We are a 38 bedded ward who support patients who are acutely unwell with respiratory conditions. Candidates need to be enthusiastic, hard working and have a keen interest in Respiratory.

We will support candidates with further training if needed  within Respiratory & general medicine

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

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.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 in Care (or appropriate experience and commit to undertaking and completing within 18 months of commencement)
  • Undertake all Mandatory training
  • Completed clinical competencies for clinical tasks and procedures as appropriate
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in a clinical environment
  • Experience working in the NHS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Proven problem solving skills

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • If the Care Certificate is not held, this must be completed on commencement in role

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Ryan
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151678 5111
Additional information

For an  informal discussion or any information about this role please contact;

Sister Emma Ryan  or Sister Adele Boyle

on 0151 678 5111 ext 2340/2342

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