East and North Herts NHS Trust

Clinical Support Worker- Outpatients Hertford

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Clinical Support Worker - Outpatients who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistent outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The department is a busy and diverse area with specialties including General Surgery, General Medicine, Neurology and Urology. If you are seeking for a new challenge in your clinical career, this could be the opportunity for you at this time.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the Outpatients team, you will have various opportunities in developing your clinical skills and knowledge in the Outpatients Department.

You will be providing support to the team of staff in delivering a quality service that is linked to high standard of patient care.

Communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, nursing colleagues, the Multidisciplinary Team and all other relevant personnel.

Assist the Registered Nurse in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

You will be able to recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year Per annum Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

361-CSW-5905051

Job locations

Hertford County Hospital

Hertford

SG14 1LP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Desirable

  • Basic education
  • Care Certificate
  • GCSE Grades A-C or equivalent in English and Maths experience
  • To undertake Apprenticeship Programme within fixed term contract
  • Minimum level 1 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy
  • Willingness to undertake Care Certificate

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience in health care setting
  • Previous experience of working in teams

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users and families, with varying levels of understanding
  • Self motivated
  • Flexibility and team participation
  • Basic IT skills- ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop

Desirable

  • Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
  • Familiar with Microsoft office

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the requirements of the role
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Desirable

  • Basic education
  • Care Certificate
  • GCSE Grades A-C or equivalent in English and Maths experience
  • To undertake Apprenticeship Programme within fixed term contract
  • Minimum level 1 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy
  • Willingness to undertake Care Certificate

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience in health care setting
  • Previous experience of working in teams

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users and families, with varying levels of understanding
  • Self motivated
  • Flexibility and team participation
  • Basic IT skills- ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop

Desirable

  • Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
  • Familiar with Microsoft office

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the requirements of the role
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Hertford County Hospital

Hertford

SG14 1LP


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Hertford County Hospital

Hertford

SG14 1LP


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

NTM

Cecilia Gomez

cecilia.gomez@nhs.net

07803569278

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year Per annum Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

361-CSW-5905051

Job locations

Hertford County Hospital

Hertford

SG14 1LP


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