Clinical Support Worker - MLTC Ward 3 and Ward 4

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for clinical support workers vacancies on Ward 29 Medical Short Stay Ward.

We are currently looking for a permanent Clinical Support Worker who is enthusiastic and motivated to join the team of General Medical/Elderly Care Ward.

We are a friendly team, who welcome applicants that enjoy care of the patients, have a good sense of humor and strive for excellence.

We are also proud of ourselves in giving excellent care and making the patient the Centre of everything we do!

We are a close team, who support each other professionally and personally, if successful you will be made to feel welcome as a friend to the team and hospital.

You must be caring, compassionate, reliable and have a genuine interest to work with elderly care group patients and across the medicine and long term team.

You will also have the opportunity the grow professionally and expand your skills.

A flexible approach to the hours of work is required; this includes long days (07:00-19:30) and night shifts (19:00-07:30) includes weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Support Worker

Assisting patients with activities of daily living, in accordance with the care plan. These duties will include the delivery of hygiene care, nutrition and hydration, continence care, pressure area care, mobility and rehabilitation.

Therapeutically engaging with patients and their families, some of which will have dementia. The ward welcomes anyone with a interest in activity and entertainment that patients and staff will enjoy.

Being part of the wider MDT and making a daily contribution to the care patients receive.

Assist in taking and recording patient's observations and report changes to patient's health status to train nurse for action.

Support registered nursing staff with clinical treatments and investigations as appropriate, to the level of knowledge and skill.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.

Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.