£23.62k per annum
Job summary
Clinical Support Worker – Critical Care
Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics
Care Group: Peri-operative & Critical Care
Band: 2
Salary: £23,615 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: TBC
We are recruiting for a Clinical Support Workerwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be working as part of the Critical Care Team which comprises of a busy 9 bedded Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 10 bedded High Dependency Unit (HDU). You will learn and develop skills that are fundamental to the Critical Care area with the expectation of rotating within ICU and HDU. We strongly recommend an informal visit/discussion if considering applying.
Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Clinical Support Worker, you will ensure patients receive a high quality of clinical care and a good patient experience. We have a management team that is both innovative and proactive in ensuring that high quality care is delivered to our patients.
Care Certificate Programme to be completed over a specified 6 months period, if not obtained prior to commencement.
Undertake a range of delegated care duties deliver to deliver agreed plans of care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of a General Education e.g. GCSE’s or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Insight into role and responsibilities of post
- Understanding the requirements of patient confidentiality
- Able to describe the importance of delivering high quality care to patients
- Knowledge of Hospital Systems
Experience
Essential
- Customer Care Experience
- Experience working as part of a team
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
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
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway Maritime Hospital
Windmill Road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
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