Support Worker

Job overview

An exciting has arisen to join the Motor Neurone Specialist Practitioner service as a support worker to contribute to the provision of a comprehensive clinical service to clients referred with Motor Neurone Disease in the community.

The post holder will be required to implement supervised clinical tasks as directed by the Specialist Practitioner in a range of community settings as well as carry out administrative tasks to support patient care, clinical governance and clinical processes. You will be required to work closely with clients and their families so communication and compassion are important requirements for this role.

The post holder will be required to comply with the standards and priorities set by the Specialist Practitioner for Motor Neurone Disease.

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes - GOV.UK

Health and Care Worker visa: If you’ll need to meet different salary requirements - GOV.UK

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for own clinical administration as well as clerical administration related to the caseload according to Departmental and Trust policies relating to the format and security of patient records and as agreed with the Specialist Practitioner for Motor Neurone Disease.

To be responsible for the care of equipment and resources; to monitor equipment and resource  needs and to suggest requests for new items when necessary through line managers.

To follow relevant departmental guidelines in communicating concerns to qualified staff and in incident reporting.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clerical administration related to the caseload according to Departmental and Trust policies relating to the format and security of patient records and as agreed with the supervising Specialist Practitioner for Motor Neurone Disease.

To monitor equipment and resources needed within clinical area, and to suggest requests for new items when necessary through line managers.

As directed by the Specialist Practitioner for Motor Neurone Disease, contribute to the implementation and delivery of telephone triage, telephone reviews and advanced booking of patients thereby releasing clinical time.

To Motor Neurone Disease Multidisciplinary meeting management through planning, documenting of minutes and circulation as directed by the Specialist Practitioner.

To assist in the preparation and delivery of training and to participate in evaluation of the effectiveness of the training given.

To assist the Specialist Practitioner for Motor Neurone Disease in informing and supporting patients, relatives, carers and significant others presenting information clearly in order to reduce the impact of symptoms of Motor Neurone Disease in everyday life.

To participate in monitoring of clinical outcomes and effectiveness and to implement audit activity in line with service and professional clinical governance requirements in liaison with the Specialist Practitioner and MDTs.

To provide appropriate and timely client related correspondence according to Trust, professional and service requirements including the requirements of other relevant and involved agencies.

To carry out assigned tasks to support the Specialist Practitioner as required such as providing accurate and timely information regarding caseload pressures, collating outcome measures, operating databases and other clinical administrative tasks.