Senior Clinical Support Worker

Job overview

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

In relation to Band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker roles, we are currently able to recruit successfully from the domestic labour market and have a sufficient pool of suitably qualified and appointable candidates. As a result, visa sponsorship is not available for this role at this time. This position is kept under regular review and may change in the future should labour market conditions or service requirements alter.

Important information for applicants: To ensure clarity of accountability, scope of practice and professional responsibilities, the Trust does not normally appoint individuals holding active NMC or HCPC registration into Band 2 Clinical/AHP Support Worker, Band 3 Senior Clinical/AHP Support Worker or Band 4 AHP Support Worker/Technician roles. Registered nurses and Allied Health Professionals interested in joining UHNM are encouraged to explore our registered professional opportunities, which are advertised regularly across the Trust.

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.

This role requires the following qualifications and documents to be provided as part of the recruitment and selection process for this role, if you are offered a role and unable to provide these documents, we are afraid the offer will be withdrawn:

• GCSE’s or equivalent Certificate for Maths and English, equivalent to current Level 4/ C or level 2 functional skills Maths/English.
• If you have completed your qualifications overseas you must apply or provide a ECCTIS compatibility statement
• Completed Care Certificate

Although it may seem frustrating if you have completed a degree in the UK or other professional qualifications our policy states we must have GCSE’s or equivalent as part of the requirements for this role.

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.