Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified Clinical Support Workers to work in AAU at the Conquest hospital. A minimum of GCSE English and Maths grade C or 4 or Functional skills for English/Maths and NVQ2  in health and social care or the equivalent experience is essential. 

The Acute Assessment Unit is a 19 bedded fast paced medical unit managing emergency admissions directly from A&E and GP acute admissions. We have an excellent multidisciplinary team and good team work is essential.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Support Worker (Band 3) is a member of the care team who provides nursing care and interventions to a delegated patient caseload, assisting the Registered Nurse/Practitioners to deliver high quality and effective care.  
Duties will be dependent upon clinical area of work and if it is a hospital or community role and additional training undertaken but may include:
•    Personal care or chaperone duties
•    Supporting patients with bathing, toileting, dressing and meals
•    Records patient information
•    A range of delegated clinical care duties including dressings, medication administration
•    Undertakes and records patients’ vital signs
•    Escalate any concerns in observation or change in patient’s condition
•    Support and supervision of Band 2 clinical support workers
•    Enhanced observations 
•    Patient escort role

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. 

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