Senior Clinical Nursing Support Worker

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Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.
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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Dermatology for a full time senior clinical support worker to join our up and coming team.

If you are a passionate person whom thrives from giving excellent patient care and contributing to a positive patient experience this is the position for you.

Dermatology is an 8 inpatient unit for many patients that suffer with a wide range of Dermatology conditions. Our aim is to provide the best patient cantered care and continue to provide amazing services such as daycare, outpatient and inpatient all under the same building.

In addition to the inpatients we have multiple daycare patients coming in through out the day 8am - 8pm

We are open Monday - Friday for inpatient services and daycare at the weekend.

Our band 3s will have the opportunity to work in a ward and clinical setting and rotate through these to keep up skills in different areas.

Our band 3 also assists in regular clinics on VCH site on a monday morning on a rotation with other band 3.

Dermatology is a very diverse but very friendly environment and a massive team who all work so well together. If you feel you would make a vital part of our team please apply.

Main duties of the job

• Report any conditional changes of the child, which are causing concern to the parents/carer and/or trained nurse.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Undertake transfer and escort of the dependent child if appropriate.
• Inform the trained nurse if the delegated tasks are beyond the post-holder's level of skill.
• Contribute to the development of services and ensure the effective and efficient use of resources, notifying the Team Leader of any equipment difficulties.
• Manage and maintain equipment as appropriate within Wirral NHS guidelines.
• Participate in patient and public involvement activities.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Senior Clinical Support Worker position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria

• NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or NVQ Level 2 with significant experience.
• Care Certificate or completion of Care Certificate in post.
• Completed clinical competencies for clinical tasks and procedures as appropriate.
• Experience working in a clinical environment

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in the NHS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Proven problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Understand when to seek support and advice
• Aware of personal and professional limitations
• Ability to perform when under pressure
• Polite, Friendly, Approachable and Self-motivated

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Awareness of formal audit procedures and requirements

You are required to apply for this role via apps.trac.jobs and this is where you will be able to track the progress of your application. This will ensure we deal with your application quickly and efficiently.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application throughout the process.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application.

Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).

The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.

If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £18+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £38+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.

The Department of Health and Social Care has released a new publication to support overseas candidates looking to work in health and care in the UK.

The new guidance provides information on the recruitment process that candidates should expect when applying for work in the UK. Please follow the below link:

New guidance for overseas applicants | NHS Employers

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 336.6KB)
• Guidance Notes for Applicants (PDF, 734.3KB)
• Vision Values Behaviours (PDF, 515.6KB)
• WUTH GDPR Privacy Notice for applicants DBS - May 2022 (PDF, 290.4KB)