Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker - Galton Day Unit
Band 2
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Clinical Support Worker - Galton Day Unit
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Cancer Services
Band: 2
We are recruiting for a Clinical Support Worker who 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
To assist the nursing team to ensure the day to day running of the Chemotherapy unit is maintained to the highest standard.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the nurses and senior support workers with clinical duties including observations, height and weight, blood glucose, urinalysis and general day to day running of the unit.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. 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.
Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The employee will work closely with the nursing team and nurse in charge to know what tasks are required on a daily basis.
The employee will be responsible for using the relevant IT systems to identify patients who require treatment. They will be competent in taking and acting on observations.
The employee will be responsible for maintaining mandatory training, and adhering to trust policies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in a relevant subject or the equivalent level of working experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic understanding of the NHS Some knowledge of data protection and patient confidentiality
- Some knowledge of infection control
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working within multi-professional team
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with the general public
- Ability to project a professional manner and approach
Values Based Question
Essential criteria
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
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
- Sonjia Holmes
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 976844
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