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Job summary

Main area
Growing the Friarage & Community Services L3
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Up to 37.5 Hours per week
Job ref
328-FCS-6218442
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Redcar Primary Care Hospital
Town
Redcar
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical / Integrated Support Worker Higher Level (Home First)

Band 3

Job overview

Up to 37.5 Hours per week (Permanent) - 7 day service (shift patterns apply)

This exciting role has been developed to support the ’home first'  multidisciplinary team working across the South Tees locality. 

You will need to be able to work on your own; as part of a team and be involved with individuals with a range of medical, social and mental health conditions, therefore knowledge and experience of this is needed.  You will work within agreed protocols and carry out therapeutic interventions and care programmes under the supervision of qualified therapists and nurses.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity for those who are interested in working in the local community and being part of an exciting new model of working in the community localities of Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, The James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton as well as established community service teams across Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Hambleton and Richmondshire localities.

Excellent communication skills, organisational skills, enthusiasm, ability to travel around the locality, commitment and ability to work with a wide range of agencies are also vital in this post.

This is an opportunity for anyone with previous experience working within nursing, therapy or in care settings to help bridge the gap between hospital and home. As a senior integrated support assistant you will provide both rehabilitation and nursing care following a person centred plan within the patients’ own home.

This vacancy will close when sufficient completed applications have been received.

Working for our organisation

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

Qualifications

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
  • Completion of the WASP competencies and Trust face to face training session related to insulin administration, following the Trust approved standard operating procedure and policy.

knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.
  • Timekeeping, planning and prioritisation skills

Experience

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

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
Sarah Mallett
Job title
Community UCR clinical lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07442 820532