Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Clinical Support Worker MDCU

The closing date is 06 June 2025

Job summary

To provide a supportive role in nursing and supportive duties, assisting in the delivery of service to patients and relatives providing excellent customer service. This will incorporate organising the clinics, housekeeping, stocking up, maintenance of equipment, escorting patients.

Main duties of the job

To assist running MDCU efficiently and ensuring patients have a good experience by ensuring:o Resources required are available.o All equipment is cleared away at the end of procedures and restocked as required.o Patients and their relatives are communicated with and manage their waits in the waiting areas.o Complete patient experience audits.o Collect bloods from blood Bank..o Collect medication from Pharmacy.o Baseline Observations.o Help patients and relatives navigate their way around the hospital.o Keep the store rooms and utility rooms stocked up and tidy.o Help prepare patients for procedures and assist patients after the same.o To assist doctors Specialist Nurses with examination procedures.o To escalate immediately to the nurse in charge any concerns whilst on duty.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, 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.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

407-SURGERY-7213984

Job locations

Walsall Manor Hospital

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be aware and observe fully the employees duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act and to observe all the Trusts policies relating to Health and Safety and Risk Management. To have responsibility for ensuring you are committed to maintaining a high quality of service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit against clinically relevant standards. To adhere to the Trusts polices and team commitments to staff and patients.In addition individual staff have a major role in suggesting and implementing improvements to services and in exercising professional responsibilities for both themselves and their peers with an open no blame culture.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be aware and observe fully the employees duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act and to observe all the Trusts policies relating to Health and Safety and Risk Management. To have responsibility for ensuring you are committed to maintaining a high quality of service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit against clinically relevant standards. To adhere to the Trusts polices and team commitments to staff and patients.In addition individual staff have a major role in suggesting and implementing improvements to services and in exercising professional responsibilities for both themselves and their peers with an open no blame culture.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Must have completed Level II CSW training and presently working at that level.

Experience

Essential

  • Preferable but not a requirement as training will be given

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Applicant must be literate and numerate and good communication skills are important.
  • Excellent Interpersonal skills and strong patient focus.
  • Must be physically and mentally able to perform duties required of the post
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Must have completed Level II CSW training and presently working at that level.

Experience

Essential

  • Preferable but not a requirement as training will be given

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Applicant must be literate and numerate and good communication skills are important.
  • Excellent Interpersonal skills and strong patient focus.
  • Must be physically and mentally able to perform duties required of the post

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Walsall Manor Hospital

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS


Employer's website

https://walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Walsall Manor Hospital

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS


Employer's website

https://walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chemotherapy Ward Manager

Jodie Simpson

Jodie.simpson7@nhs.net

01922656540

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

407-SURGERY-7213984

Job locations

Walsall Manor Hospital

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS


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