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Job summary

Main area
James Cook Cancer Institute & Speciality Medicine Services L3
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
328-JCSM-6232262
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2024 23:59

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South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Support Worker - Higher Level

Band 3

Job overview

Clinical Support Worker - Higher Level

30 hours per week, in oncology outpatient department

Working in a organised busy environment each day. We work closely with the teams within our collaborative offering and receiving mutual support.

We pride ourselves on delivering the best care and support to patients, carers and our colleagues.

It is a welcoming, educational environment with staff from different disciplines imparting their knowledge and support.

 

Main duties of the job

To support nursing staff in day to day running of clinics.  Venepuncture , cannulation clinical observations, ECGs, Height and weight, urinalysis, catheter care, chaperone patients, wound care, patient referrals to other services. Meeting nutrition and hydration needs.  Knowledge of computer systems. 

Supporting patients during difficult consultations demonstrating empathy and understanding.

Working for our organisation

Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication.

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
  • Care certificate
  • Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; - Theoretical knowledge - Experience of a range of care and related procedures - clinical observations - knowledge of relevant legislation

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Committed to providing high quality patient care.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in health or social care.
  • Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an NHS care role.

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
Andrina Suggitt
Job title
Manager Oncology Outpatients
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 854751

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone
01642 850850, ext. 57396