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Job summary

Main area
Medicine
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-1125-A
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Town
Wirral
Salary
£23,615 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Support Worker

Band 2

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like:

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Clinical support worker to come and join our team on Ward 26.

We are a 33 bedded ward who support patients who are acutely unwell. Candidates need to be enthusiastic, hard working and have a keen interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology.

We will support candidates with further training if needed within diabetes, endocrinology and general medicine.

Main duties of the job

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available with WUTH.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available with WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 in Care (or appropriate experience and commit to undertaking and completing within 18 months of commencement)
  • Undertake all Mandatory training
  • Completed clinical competencies for clinical tasks and procedures as appropriate
Desirable criteria
  • Completed Care Certificate
  • Experience working in a clinical environment
  • Experience working in the NHS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Proven problem solving skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to perform when under pressure
  • Polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Understand when to seek support and advice
  • Aware of personal and professional limitations

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • If the Care Certificate is not held, this must be completed on commencement in role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jade Harper
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01516047021
Additional information

For an informal discussion or any information about this role please contact;

Sister Danu Mary James or deputy ward sister Zoe Howard

on 0151 6785111 ext 2301/2306