Senior Clinical Support WorkerNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) and Ambulatory Surgical Centre (ASC), for a band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker (CSW) to assist with caring for patients within our busy and fast paced assessment units.
Main duties of the job
Candidates will be expected to work a range of flexible shifts including night, weekends and weekdays. This is an excellent opportunity for those who enjoy developing their practical and clinical skills, leadership skills and providing hands on care for patients with varying needs/conditions.
Job description
Why you should join our Team SAU is a fast paced, busy, acute assessment area that treats and cares for patients requiring gastroenterology, urology and general surgery input. The aims and objectives of this service are to assess patients, make decisions on their treatment and intervention needs and admit/discharge as appropriate.
ASC is a relatively newly established ambulatory assessment area that is consultant led and takes referrals primarily from PCAL but also ED. The aim of this is to assess patients with emergency general surgery needs who are also mobile, independent and at low risk of any clinical deterioration
We have a well-established, supportive and hard-working team on both SAU and ASC. As a team, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve the service that we provide and experience for patients and staff. For those who may have a band 2 role and are looking to progress and improve upon their clinical knowledge and skills this would be an excellent opportunity to do so. Please contact the Band 7 if you would like more information about the role.
What you will bring to the role This post will require the successful candidate to take a more senior role within the clinical support worker team and the candidate will be required to have competencies (or be prepared to acquire these competencies) such as venepuncture, cannulation, ECG recording, performing bladder scans in order to provide safe and timely care to the cohort of patients that we provide treatment and care for on SAU and ASC. The successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership and guidance to junior CSW staff through mentorship and support. The candidate will also work closely with nursing staff, medical staff, administrative staff and ward environment staff to ensure that patients are receiving high quality care. In addition to this, the candidate will also be required to contribute towards the daily upkeep of maintaining a safe clinical environment. For example, ensuring that there are adequate stock levels, certain safety checks are completed and assisting in ensuring that the ward environment is clean and clutter free.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
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