£23.62k per annum
Job summary
DME Ward 21 are looking for a clinical nursing support worker to join our friendly team and help assist the Registered Nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team in implementing the patients care plan.
Main duties of the job
- Provides personal care to patients e.g. Bathing, toileting, feeding and care of the dying
- Works in accordance to Trust policies and procedures
- Take basic patient measurements eg height and weight
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available with WUTH.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable
- Proven problem solving skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Level 2 in Care (or appropriate experience and commit to undertaking and completing within 18 months of commencement)
- If the Care Certificate is not held, this must be completed on commencement in role
- Undertake all Mandatory training
- Completed clinical competencies for clinical tasks and procedures as appropriate
Desirable
- Completed Care Certificate
- Experience working in a clinical environment
- Experience working in the NHS
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Understand when to seek support and advice.
- Aware of personal and professional limitations.
- Ability to perform when under pressure
- Polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Additional information
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Arrowe Park Hospital
Wirral
CH49 5PE
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