Clinical Support Worker

Job overview

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

Clinical Support Worker -  Surgery- Theatres

We require  enthusiastic and flexible  Clinical Support Workers to join our Theatre team at County Hospital site of the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust. Here we specialise in Orthopaedic, General surgery, Upper GI, Urology, Gynaecology, Plastics, Bariatric, ENT and more specialities. We also have two ambulatory units which are the latest addition to our portfolio.

You will need to be a team player with good communication skills and an ability to adapt to new situations with a strong focus on providing excellent quality patient care within the Theatre environment.

Main duties of the job

Are you compassionate, reliable, motivated & ready for a challenge?If so, we are looking to recruit motivated & enthusiastic CSWs to join our dynamic & friendly teams & provide safe & supportive care to patients, relatives & their loved ones. In this post you would be responsible for providing fundamental elements of patient care as directed by the qualified nursing/midwifery team to ensure our patients receive the highest standard of dignified & respectful care, in accordance with their care plans.  We are looking for people who are compassionate & feel passionately about providing a level of care they would wish for their family & friends.

• Collect patients from wards for theatres
• Assist with transferring patient from bed and trolleys onto operating table.
• The patients’ dignity is maintained at all times.
• The patient is offered appropriate support and reassurance during the transfer or move, in a manner sensitive to there needs and concerns.
• Participate in the surgical safety checklist
• Complete circulating duties including pre, peri and post operative swab needle and instruments counts
• Ensures all equipment is maintained and kept clean, stocked up and ready for use, ensuring lean methodology and stock rotation is completed.
• Cleans and tidies the environment.
• Prepare equipment for medical and nursing staff for procedures
• Demonstrates safe working practices in the use of equipment in the clinical area completion of mandatory training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see above job overview,  main responsibilities, job description and person specification. Circulating duties within theatre.

You will support the registered staff within the department, and undertake the following;

• Participate in WHO safety checklist
• Peri-operative swab needle and instrument counts
• Prepare instrumentation and consumable items for the daily workload, ensuring stock rotation is completed
• Ensure theatres are stocked and ready for the operating lists
• Taking Clinical Observations and Recording
• Glucose Monitoring
• Urine Analysis (Strip)
• Support and Assist New Staff- Buddy System/Care Certificate Supervisor
• Pregnancy Testing
• Report risks as appropriate

This list is not exhaustive.

We currently work Monday to Saturday and will be working from 8am to 8pm on each of those days. You will be expected to work within those shift times.