Job summary
The Medical Support Worker role is appropriate for medically qualified doctors who are resident in the UK but who do not have current registration with the General Medical Council (GMC). It is particularly suitable for international medical graduates or refugee doctors who are taking the PLAB exams.
The MSW post was developed in 2020 as part of the response to the Covid National
Emergency. It provides an opportunity for doctors to utilise skills and training to assist with patient care in a supportive and supervised setting and to gain experience of working in the NHS.
The MSW post offers an opportunity to put clinical skills into practice in a supervised placement and to gain experience working in the NHS. It is likely that some doctors employed as MSWs will be able to convert into long-term employees and progress their medical careers in the NHS.
The standard contract will be for a period of 6 months. There may be the possibility of an extension to a maximum of one year.
If you have GMC registration or have already passed PLAB2, then you are not eligible to apply.
Please also note that you are not eligible for another placement if you have already worked as an MSW in the programme.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake a range of essential routine tasks under the direct or delegated authority of the relevant consultant in charge of the clinical area in which you are employed. The post may require you to work flexibly in a shift pattern
The MSW will be expected to
- Assist with practice administration and clinical record management - filing, record keeping, coding, record summarising
- Maintain knowledge of and work in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and protocols
- Become familiar and competent with NHS and Trust IT systems
- Comply with local policies and procedures
- Complete statutory and mandatory training
- Ensure that any complaints or queries from patients are reported to the supervising doctor
- Report accidents/incidents immediately to a senior member of staff
- attend clinical meetings, tutorials (where relevant) and have Foundation competencies signed off during their tenure as an MSW
The intention is for the Medical Support Worker to be able to contribute to the safe and effective management of patients in a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals including nursing staff, pharmacists, allied health professionals and medical staff, whilst at the same time being able to hone their skills and gain insights into the culture and working of the modern NHS.
About us
CNWL provides NHS services for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs, and everything in between, at GPs, Hospitals, within the Community and in their own home. CNWL provides the following clinical services:
- A range of community health services, including adult and child physical and Dental care services.
- Palliative Care
- A range of mental health services, from early intervention and psychological therapies to inpatient or long-term rehabilitation care.
- Specialist mental health services for children and adolescents.
- Substance misuse services for drugs, alcohol provided in the community and a medically managed detoxification service.
- Specialist addiction services.
- Inpatient, outpatient and day patient eating disorders services.
- Inpatient and outpatient learning disability services
- Mental health, addictions services in many HM Prisons and YOI
- Sexual and reproductive health services
The Trust has recently completed a move to a Divisional Structure with a Borough management structure for most services in that area. Alongside these we have Service Lines of:
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Eating Disorders,
- Offender Care and Addictions,
- Learning Disabilities,
- Mental Health Rehabilitation, and
- Sexual Health.
- Perinatal Mental Health
Job description
Job responsibilities
MSWs will work in multi-disciplinary teams supporting medical and other clinical staff in a secondary or community care settings. Will undertake a range of essential routine clinical tasks under supervision.
MSWs will be assigned to a clinical area where they will carry tasks as directed by the responsible consultant and work with patients under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner or other registered health care professional in charge of the clinical area. They may undertake medical activities including (but not exclusively):
- Assist generally with patient care and assist with clinical emergencies
- Take histories/ascertain problems
- Perform clinical examinations (under supervision and with consent of the patient)
- Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as phlebotomy, IV cannulation, ECG and other clinical procedures as deemed appropriate and subject to training and experience
- Accompany consultants on ward rounds: present clinical cases and assist with collation of results and patient documentation generally
- Act as assistant to a registered healthcare professional for minor surgery and other procedures, including assisting in theatre.
- Write and maintain medical records
- Communicate with other health care professionals.
- Review investigations/correspondence but not to action unless agreed with supervising clinician.
- Communicate with patients re appointments, care plans and test results under direction of a registered healthcare professional
- Support quality improvement activity such as audit, new healthcare initiatives, QOF, and medicines optimisation review.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MSWs will work in multi-disciplinary teams supporting medical and other clinical staff in a secondary or community care settings. Will undertake a range of essential routine clinical tasks under supervision.
MSWs will be assigned to a clinical area where they will carry tasks as directed by the responsible consultant and work with patients under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner or other registered health care professional in charge of the clinical area. They may undertake medical activities including (but not exclusively):
- Assist generally with patient care and assist with clinical emergencies
- Take histories/ascertain problems
- Perform clinical examinations (under supervision and with consent of the patient)
- Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as phlebotomy, IV cannulation, ECG and other clinical procedures as deemed appropriate and subject to training and experience
- Accompany consultants on ward rounds: present clinical cases and assist with collation of results and patient documentation generally
- Act as assistant to a registered healthcare professional for minor surgery and other procedures, including assisting in theatre.
- Write and maintain medical records
- Communicate with other health care professionals.
- Review investigations/correspondence but not to action unless agreed with supervising clinician.
- Communicate with patients re appointments, care plans and test results under direction of a registered healthcare professional
- Support quality improvement activity such as audit, new healthcare initiatives, QOF, and medicines optimisation review.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified as a doctor - with degree recognised by the GMC
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in a registered medical role for at least one year post qualification
- Proficiency in English to meet the GMC minimum language requirements
Desirable
- Previous experience in clinical area offered
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Reflect on own practice and learn from it
- Recognise the limits of practice that they must always comply with, notwithstanding any previous role they may have had as a fully registered doctor
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified as a doctor - with degree recognised by the GMC
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in a registered medical role for at least one year post qualification
- Proficiency in English to meet the GMC minimum language requirements
Desirable
- Previous experience in clinical area offered
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Reflect on own practice and learn from it
- Recognise the limits of practice that they must always comply with, notwithstanding any previous role they may have had as a fully registered doctor
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
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).
