Senior Clinical Support Worker

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

Senior Support worker, Home Oxygen Service Assessment and Review. (HOSAR) Band 4 - Wandsworth Respiratory Team

Are you passionate about improving peoples health and wellbeing? Are you looking to expand your knowledge in cardio-respiratory care or consolidate your skills into a specialist role? Then look no further than Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among the top employers in London. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion, encompassing several London Boroughs and the outer counties.

The Wandsworth Respiratory team delivers a range of services within the divers London Borough of Wandsworth in a variety of settings. The team made up of respiratory nurses and a nursing assistant.

We are seeking a motivated, caring and dynamic Senior Support worker to work as a key member of our team supporting patients in the new HoSAR service. The Respiratory team is entering an exciting new stage of development, expanding the services that we provide in order to improve patient care with the use of oxygen. The post holder's role will be diverse and centred within the respiratory service , but will predominantly be supporting senior nursing staff.

Main duties of the job

This role involves seeing complex respiratory patients in a range of settings including various community sites and patients homes in addition to community clinics.

The post holder will autonomously manage their own caseload of patients performing capillary blood gases, fire risk assessments as well as provide support and cover for the other clinicians within the team. Structured clinical supervision is provided by one of the local consultants and support is provided internally through team meetings, shared learning and reflective practise.

You will receive regular 1:1 meetings with the team lead to support you in your role.

As a community trust we utilise "agile working" meaning that you will often work remotely. You will therefore need to be a flexible and adaptable team member with excellent communication skills including written and verbal. Good time management, basic IT and willingness to learn new skills.

The team operates 5-days a week between 9am and 5pm although there is scope for flexibility within the working hours to accommodate family friendly working.

About us

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks.

Date posted

19 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£30,279 to £33,116 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-SOUTH-9193

Job locations

Battersea Studios

London

SW8 3HE

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence-based care of an allocated group of patients.
Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC/HCPC standards of proficiency
Recognise and work within the limits of their competency
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently
To deliver quality care to patients and to work effectively within the nursing team.
To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence-based care of an allocated group of patients.
Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC/HCPC standards of proficiency
Recognise and work within the limits of their competency
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently
To deliver quality care to patients and to work effectively within the nursing team.
To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
Specialist specific modules or a willingness to undertake further training in these areas

Desirable

Certified smoking Cessation facilitator
ARTP Competency in place
National teaching inhaler technique
Working at Associate Practitioner/Nursing Associate level

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
Specialist specific modules or a willingness to undertake further training in these areas

Desirable

Certified smoking Cessation facilitator
ARTP Competency in place
National teaching inhaler technique
Working at Associate Practitioner/Nursing Associate level

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.