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Job summary

Main area
Growing the Friarage & Community Services L3
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
328-FCS-6193442
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Friarage Hospital
Town
Northallerton
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/05/2024 23:59

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South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Support Worker Higher Level

Band 3

Job overview

37.5 Hours per week

The post will include working weekends and nights.

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical support worker higher level to work on Romanby ward at the Friarage Hospital.

The post holder will work 11.5 hour shifts which will include work at weekends and nights.

Romanby ward is a medical ward which cares for patients with varied needs ranging from acute illness management, chronic disease management, palliative care and the complexities of discharge processes.

As a  Clinical support worker higher level , you will work together with a registered nurse to provide nursing care for an allocated group of patients. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated person who is  committed to delivering a high quality of individualised patient centred care in a caring and compassionate manner.

Experience of working in health or social care is essential and also have experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.

The successful applicant will be expected to have completed the Care Certificate course aswell as having Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 qualifications.

The successful applicants will receive a 2 week induction period depending on experience.

The post holders with participate in on-going personal development.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate may  undertake any or all of the following clinical or therapeutic activities:


• taking blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation, level of alertness and  completion of NEWS
• blood glucose
• observing patients for signs of agitation or distress
• wound observations, simple wound dressings
• venepuncture
• removal of peripheral cannula
• urinalysis, removal of catheter
• weight and height
• record patient observations
• other tests if competent.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust. 

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

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

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Insight into behaviours and skills of a carer and the need for effective team work.
  • Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.

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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
Joanne Potter
Job title
Senior ward sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01609 764400
Additional information

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact either
Joanne Potter (senior ward sister), Rebecca Stones / Val Rowland / Jess
Booth (ward sisters) on 01609 764400.