Clinical Support Worker/Clinical Support Worker

1 month ago


Middlesbrough, United Kingdom South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Hours per week

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

We are looking for a clinical support worker with suitable theatre experience or willing to learn the role of a clinical support worker. The successful applicant will work within our busy operating theatre department at James Cook University Hospital which has 19 theatres in the main operating department, with a 10 bed recovery suite. Within the theatre suite there are 2 emergency theatres and a dedicated paediatric theatre.

In addition to main theatres there is a Surgical Day Unit which has a 23 hour male and female ward and 3 day surgery operating theatres. We also have a paediatric day unit where children are admitted and discharged on day of surgery. A further 2 theatres are located within the Redcar Primary Care Hospital.

To be appointed as a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker - Higher Level you must have:

Numeracy and Literacy Level 2

Care certificate

AND

Level 3 vocational qualification

or

Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties

and/or

Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3.

- Theoretical knowledge

- Experience of a range of care and related procedures

- clinical observations

knowledge of relevant legislation

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be working within the Trauma & Orthopaedic portfolio assisting and caring for patients undergoing surgery.

The role of a clinical support worker higher level within the theatre department is a specialised and extremely interesting and rewarding role. As a support worker you will be directly impacting on the quality of care we provide to patients undergoing a surgical procedure.

As a clinical support worker working within a team you will set up and ensure theatre is ready for the day, setting up for elective procedures, checking equipment and ensuring theatre is prepared for the patient. During a procedure the scrub practitioner and Surgeons will be scrubbed and therefore will rely on your knowledge and skills to circulate the theatre alongside a theatre practitioner. You will be expected to gain good understanding of the surgical procedures and the Trauma & Orthopaedic speciality as a whole. You will be fully supported by the theatre sisters and theatre manager and we will endeavour to bring the best out of you and this role will promise to be challenging and demanding but very rewarding.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessionso Your Leadership Impacto Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

Timekeeping, planning and prioritisation skills. (B2/B3) Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems to update basic patient information from personal care and associated activity. (B2) Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality (B2/B2) Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and Knowledge of

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 (B3) Care certificate (B3) Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3. -Theoretical knowledge -Experience of a range of care and related procedures -clinical observations -knowledge of relevant legislation (B3)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in health or social care Experience of clinical observations and escalation where needed

Desirable

NHS experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

Motivated and with a pro-active Committed to providing high quality patient care. (B2/B3)

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