Senior Clinical Support Worker

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Interviews

If you are shortlisted for an interview for this role, you must bring evidence of the following qualifications:

• GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or Level 2 Functional Skills for Maths and English.

If you hold overseas GCSE equivalent qualifications, you will need to bring an ECCTIS comparability statement for you GCSE equivalent qualifications along with your original certificate

If you do not bring the above qualifications to your interview, then the interview will not proceed.
• The post holder will be required to undertake as appropriate any training packages relevant to the healthcare setting and do on-going training as determined by the Trust and/or by their line manager.
• For all new Health Care staff, it is mandatory that they complete the Care Certificate within 12 weeks off issuance.
• All new health care staff are required to complete both Corporate and Care Coach Induction within their first week of employment.
• The post holder will work towards completion of a vocational qualification in care as agreed in their PDR.
• Have a duty to respond and report patient's condition in a timely manner. This will include judgements involving facts.
• Hold basic keyboard skills
• Dexterity to undertake nursing care procedures as appropriate
• Under direct or non-direct supervision of a Registered Nurse as deemed appropriate and will assist with all aspects of essential patient care.
• Provision of personal care to patients.
• Respects patient privacy and dignity at all times.
• Prepares equipment/s for medical and nursing staff to use during procedures.
• Assist medical and nursing staff with procedures as required.
• Act as a chaperone, supporting patients undergoing examinations or procedures.
• Escort patients to other areas of the Trust as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Follows policies and may participate in discussion on proposed changes to procedures.
• Demonstrates safe working practices in the use of equipment in the clinical area completion of mandatory training.
• Engages with individual training programs and local protocols, checks and cleans equipment/s.
• Under the direction and supervision of the sister / Charge nurse order stocks and supplies and ensure they are stored appropriately.
• Demonstrates their own duties to new starters and bank / agency staff.
• Adheres to Trust Standards of Dress policy.
• Completion of relevant patient documentation under direct or non-direct supervision of a Registered Nurse as deemed appropriate.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to GSCE level 4/C or Level 2 equivalent, including Maths and English (ECCTIS is required for overseas qualifications)
• Hold a full Care Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (NVQ MUST be from an accredited awarding body)

Experience

Essential criteria

• 12 months experience in a professional contract as a Healthcare Assistant or equivalent

Important information about your application

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
5. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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