Senior Clinical Support Worker

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

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

• A Full Care CertificateORNVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (we can only accept NVQ's from a regulated awarding body).

If you do not bring the above qualifications to your interview, then the interview will not proceed.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will be based at Royal Stoke University Hospital . As provision of care is in an inpatient setting of 32 bedded patients, you will be required to work 12hour shifts days/nights over a 7 day working week. This will be three 12 hour shifts per week.

As well as completing the role as a Band 2 clinical support worker on ward 124 your role will include the below duties found in the main duties section. This will also include assisting with minor none invasive procedures i.e. line insertions/removals, kidney biopsy this is carried out in the procedure room based on ward 124.

As a Band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker you may be required to carry out and perform a range of clinical based skills in conjunction with the above key areas/tasks as well as completing tasks within the band 2 . This will be supported by completion of a robust UHNM competency package. Skills include:

• Venepuncture
• Weighing patients daily
• Taking clinical observations
• Blood Glucose Monitoring
• Pregnancy Testing
• Urine Analysis
• Taking Fecal Samples
• Carry out 12 lead ECG
• Observing patients for signs of agitation or distress
• Wound Observation
• Simple Wound Dressing
• Removal of Peripheral Cannula
• Take Swabs
• Support and Assist New Staff- Buddy System/Care Certificate Supervisor
• Completing documentation
• Assisting with minor surgical none invasive procedures i.e. line insertions/removals, kidney biopsy this is carried out in the procedure room based on ward 124.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal stoke Hospital UHNM

Newcastle Road

Newcastle under Lyme

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal stoke Hospital UHNM

Newcastle Road

Newcastle under Lyme

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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