Senior Clinical Support Worker / Clinical Support Worker - A&E

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Job summary

CSW / Senior Clinical Support Worker (Mental Health)

Division: Unplanned & Integrated Care

Care Group: Acute & Emergency Care

Band: 2 & 3 - Dependent on Qualifications

Salary: £22,383 - £24,336 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: Week Commencing 25th June 2023

Due to ongoing investment and expansion of our Emergency Department, we are recruiting Clinical Support and Senior Clinical Support Workers with a specialist interest in working with people experiencing mental illness or distress. We aim to provide a future service that is outstanding and the care you will provide will be central to this vision.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will be experienced clinical support workers, preferably with experience within an Emergency Department or other acute area. We are a great employer for supporting your career aspirations and would therefore welcome those aspiring to be a future Nursing Associate / Nurse.

As a Clinical Support or Senior Clinical Support Worker you will gain a great deal of knowledge and complement the nursing workforce to the benefit of patients

You will be allocated to a team of nursing staff and receive an extensive induction package

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical support roles offer an ideal entry route to many careers in health, such as nursing and midwifery, especially for people with commitment and enthusiasm rather.

The post holder will undertake a range of delegated duties under direct and indirect supervision from a Registered Nurse.

As a Clinical Support Worker, you will ensure patients receive high quality clinical care and good patient experience.

Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of service users, always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights, through the adoption of persons centred care principles.

Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and electronically.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Clinical support roles offer an ideal entry route to many careers in health, such as nursing and midwifery, especially for people with commitment and enthusiasm rather.

The post holder will undertake a range of delegated duties under direct and indirect supervision from a Registered Nurse.

As a Clinical Support Worker, you will ensure patients receive high quality clinical care and good patient experience.

Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of service users, always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights, through the adoption of persons centred care principles.

Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and electronically.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of a general education e.g: GCSE's or equivalent

Desirable

• NVQ level 2 in "Health and Social Care"

Knowledge

Essential

• Good general education
• Can compare basic test results to normal values

Experience

Essential

• Able to work without direct supervision from a Registered Nurse and accept responsibility for delegated work

Desirable

• Some experience of working in a healthcare environment

Skills

Essential

• Able to read, write, communicate and perform simple calculations.
• Can understand and communicate factual information
• Good interpersonal skills. Good keyboard skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload with supervision.
• Can demonstrate practical skills to others. Manual dexterity

Other attributes

Essential

• Able to empathise with patients and the public.
• Polite and Caring. Neat and tidy appearance. Adaptable and flexible.
• Able to work as part of a team. Awareness of own limitations.
• Understands importance of and provides good customer care.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of a general education e.g: GCSE's or equivalent

Desirable

• NVQ level 2 in "Health and Social Care"

Knowledge

Essential

• Good general education
• Can compare basic test results to normal values

Experience

Essential

• Able to work without direct supervision from a Registered Nurse and accept responsibility for delegated work

Desirable

• Some experience of working in a healthcare environment

Skills

Essential

• Able to read, write, communicate and perform simple calculations.
• Can understand and communicate factual information
• Good interpersonal skills. Good keyboard skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload with supervision.
• Can demonstrate practical skills to others. Manual dexterity

Other attributes

Essential

• Able to empathise with patients and the public.
• Polite and Caring. Neat and tidy appearance. Adaptable and flexible.
• Able to work as part of a team. Awareness of own limitations.
• Understands importance of and provides good customer care.

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 .

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. .

Additional information
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 .

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. .

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Emergency Department

Medway Hospital Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

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