Job summary
Are you ready to join a top performing Foundation Trust in the North East of England and be part of a department committed to ensuring high quality patient care
Do you want to work in a department where no two days are the same, working in a fast-paced environment?
Our Childrens and Young Person Emergency Department has recently expanded. We have upgraded facilities and create more emergency cubicles, and therefore we are looking to recruit professional and enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker.
We look after children from birth to 16 years in this amazing new environment which is ideal when providing a first-class service. The department has 1 resuscitation bed and 15 major treatment cubicles, 3 of which are classed as high dependency cubicles. We also have a dedicated mental health assessment room.
We are co-located with an Urgent Care Treatment Centre who deal with minor injuries and illnesses and between the UCC and both Adult Emergency and CYPED departments we attend to around 14,000 patients each month. There are currently 30 staff in the paediatric department. We have a great team of Health Care Assistants, Junior and Senior Registered Nurses and Paediatric Nurse Practitioners. We also have great links with many multidisciplinary teams to enhance the care we can provide our children and their families.
We are looking a Clinical Support Worker to come and join our team in CYPED
Main duties of the job
CSW duties such as recording of observations , ECG , blood taking , nutrition and hydration needs.
supporting senior colleagues .
supporting children and families during attendance.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
o promote and deliver patient centred care aligned with the Trust vision and Nursing and Midwifery strategy.
To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence based practice.
To support a continuously improving service, in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives and the NHS performance framework.
To continually develop professionally to ensure the post holder has the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/speciality requirements.
To help maintain a clean and safe department.
The overall purpose of the post holder will be to provide support to the nursing team with ill or injured children and young people.
Required to demonstrate procedures to other qualified/unqualified staff to support their development.
Be part of a team that recognizes, responds and appropriately manages emergencys
Job description
Job responsibilities
o promote and deliver patient centred care aligned with the Trust vision and Nursing and Midwifery strategy.
To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence based practice.
To support a continuously improving service, in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives and the NHS performance framework.
To continually develop professionally to ensure the post holder has the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/speciality requirements.
To help maintain a clean and safe department.
The overall purpose of the post holder will be to provide support to the nursing team with ill or injured children and young people.
Required to demonstrate procedures to other qualified/unqualified staff to support their development.
Be part of a team that recognizes, responds and appropriately manages emergencys
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- nvq 3 or equivalaent
- previous acute experience
- IT skills
Desirable
- NVQ 2 or equivalent
- paeidatric experience
- additional clinical skills, ecg, venepuncture, observations/ plastering
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- nvq 3 or equivalaent
- previous acute experience
- IT skills
Desirable
- NVQ 2 or equivalent
- paeidatric experience
- additional clinical skills, ecg, venepuncture, observations/ plastering
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).
