Clinical Support Worker

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours Per Week

Who this opportunity is for:

  • We are looking for a Clinical Support Worker to work in our busy Emergency Department (ED). You should be very well motivated with excellent communication skills and a willingness to put the on-going care of the patients first.
  • You will have experience of working in ED or similar fast paced environment.
  • You will have successfully completed the Care Certificate and be competent in cannulation and venipuncture
  • The post holder will be required to work flexibly including nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job

  • To work alongside nursing and medical staff to competently provide agreed clinical skills and nursing care to deliver a timely and quality service to patients.
  • To accurately record, collate, monitor and provide feedback of patient information to nursing and medical staff, initiating actions asnecessary
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
  • Communicate effectively with other departments within the Trust as well as outside agencies as appropriate.
  • Participate in the assessment of health care needs through the completion and interpretation of assessment tools documentation and delegated clinical tests.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.

Date posted

09 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2023-733

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) or working towards (Health or Social Care).

Desirable

  • A1/A2 assessor qualification (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience as a Health Care Support worker /Clinical Support worker in a Health care setting.
  • An understanding of organisation of nursing care
  • Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues
  • Willingness to undertake clinical skills required for the speciality.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of maintaining accurate records and working as part of a team
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) or working towards (Health or Social Care).

Desirable

  • A1/A2 assessor qualification (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience as a Health Care Support worker /Clinical Support worker in a Health care setting.
  • An understanding of organisation of nursing care
  • Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues
  • Willingness to undertake clinical skills required for the speciality.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of maintaining accurate records and working as part of a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

ED Nurse Manager

Carol Kutzner

carol.kutzner@nhs.net

01244356453

Date posted

09 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2023-733

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


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