Care Support Worker - Community ENT

Job overview

Main duties of the job

The Care Support Worker will work together with members of the Nursing / Midwifery Medical Team and contribute to the implementation of a high standard of patient care.

He/she will communicate effectively with other members of the health care team, patients and relatives and recognise and report to the appropriate person changes in the patient’s condition, which may require the intervention of others.

He/she will communicate to the Team Leader any clinic administrative/organisational problems that impact upon the smooth running of clinics and/or the patient pathway through the ENT outpatient service.

For new appointments only: The post holder will be assessed on appointment on their level of competence and required as part of the Trusts training and development programme for care support workers to undertake a structured pathway of development to include basic skills, in house development programme and NVQ level 2 in Care within an agreed timescale.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake