Job summary
- Main area
- paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (ERF funding)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-WAC-BA-7102
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £22,816 Per Annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker-Children's Outpatients Department.
Band 3
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
As a Clinical Support Worker you will be an integral member of our multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the Paediatric Department.
You will be expected to undertake care that meet the needs of the patients, working within the Trust's policies, procedures and unit philosophy. As a CSW, you will provide a seamless service and high-quality care to patients, working collaboratively as part of the paediatric team, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
It is expected that the Clinical Support Worker will continue to develop their own capabilities and knowledge of nursing tasks in line with the Trust’s career pathway.
Main duties of the job
- Working alongside the registered nurse and the MDT, the CSW will assist with the running of various outpatient clinics.
- The recording of clinical observations, heights and weights of patients.
- Handling and organising patient healthcare records.
- working in phlebotomy clinics carrying out and assisting with blood tests.
Working for our organisation
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for this post.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- experience working with children/young people
Desirable criteria
- working with children with health care needs.
essential
Essential criteria
- experience working in a health care setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in an outpatients department
desireable
Essential criteria
- qualification in care
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level in care or equivalent qualification Care Certificate
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
- Melanie Kirkum
- Job title
- Senior Sister-Children's Outpatients
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01268524900
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