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Clinical Support Worker Higher Level in Northallerton

On-site in Northallerton·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 a year
About £1,840 - £1,940 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Northallerton
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Friday 20 November

Skills

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Northallerton.

The role

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, highly motivated and dedicated clinical support worker, to join our Elective Orthopaedic Team at The Friarage Hospital Northallerton. The position is for the ring fenced Elective Orthopaedic Unit, where we care for patients who have undergone elective arthroplasty and orthopaedic surgery.

The Orthopaedic Unit also provides day zero arthrolpasy procedures, where there has been many successful hip replacement surgeries and the patient has been discharged home the same day.

Band 3 requirements - Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or GCSE equivalent (A-C/ 4-9)

Care certificate

Level 3 vocational qualification

Short courses and completion ofcompetency workbook equivalentto Level 3 in a range of patient andclinical care duties

and/or

Equivalent knowledge andexperience in a range of clinicalcare duties equivalent to Level 3;

Theoretical knowledge
Experience of a range ofcare and related procedures
clinical observations
knowledge of relevantlegislation

Main duties of the job

We take great pride in our staff and we believe that investing in 'You' is key in our ability and capacity to deliver high quality service and patient care. We will support you in developing your orthopaedic knowledge and skills through our team of supportive staff and formal education programme. You will work alongside Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Experience is not essential; however applicants must have a genuine interest in the speciality and be committed to delivering high quality patient care.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated people with effective communication skills.

This vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Leadership and Improvement TrainingSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:o Your Leadership Impacto Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Insight into behaviours and skills of a carer and the need for effective team work.
Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality
Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics
Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
Knowledge of Safeguarding
Excellent interpersonal, communication & active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles & methods of communication
Timekeeping, planning & prioritisation skills.
Working knowledge of legislation underpinning care provision.
Ability to demonstrate the importance of holistic person-centred care & related procedures.
Attention to detail.
Understanding work-related boundaries.

Desirable

Familiarity with current NHS and social care policies.
Working knowledge of STHFT policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or Maths & English GCSE A-C/4-9 or Maths & English O Level/GCE A-C or Maths & English CSE Grade 1 or NARIC/ENIC which compares the qualification to UK GCSE (https://www.enic-naric.net/)
Care certificate (if you don't hold this certificate, you would be expected to complete this during your first 6 months of employment)
Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3. - Theoretical knowledge - Experience of a range of care and related procedures - clinical observations - knowledge of relevant legislation

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in health or social care.
Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.

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.