Job summary
The Therapy Team at Kettering General Hospital are seeking a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker who will be expected to provide high quality,evidence-based care for our patients within the acute wards, out-patients and pulmonary rehabilitation settings. The role also involvesadministrative tasks i.e booking appointments and data inputting
Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include supporting the therapy team with patient treatments, working independently with patients individually to practicetheir activities of daily living, mobility and exercises as well as supporting group classes. The role also includes clerical tasks such as appointmentbooking, sending letters, patient telephone calls and data inputting.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and team working skills, as well as effective communication skills.You should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role applied for.
This is a 22.5 hours per week post and staff will be expected to work across 7 days.
About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read through attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed overview of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read through attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed overview of the role.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level II in care related topic or good standard of education at GCSE/BTec.
Desirable
- NVQ III or equivalent Foundation certificate in food hygiene
Key Attributes, Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Working in a care environment
- Experience of working with a broad range of ages
- Need for good customer care skills
- Equal opportunities
- Principles of confidentiality
- Role of Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Previous NHS or social care work experience
- Working within a community based setting
- Previous manual handling
Skills
Essential
- Well-developed communication skills, including interpersonal skills, liaison, influencing and negotiation.
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to work without direction
- Caseload management
- Good observation skills
- IT skills in Word and Excel
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level II in care related topic or good standard of education at GCSE/BTec.
Desirable
- NVQ III or equivalent Foundation certificate in food hygiene
Key Attributes, Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Working in a care environment
- Experience of working with a broad range of ages
- Need for good customer care skills
- Equal opportunities
- Principles of confidentiality
- Role of Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Previous NHS or social care work experience
- Working within a community based setting
- Previous manual handling
Skills
Essential
- Well-developed communication skills, including interpersonal skills, liaison, influencing and negotiation.
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to work without direction
- Caseload management
- Good observation skills
- IT skills in Word and Excel
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.
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.
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).
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