Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 275-2411SCSW-ED1
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Support Worker - Emergency Department
Band 3
Job overview
Senior Clinical Support Worker - Emergency Department
Division: Medicine and Emergency Care
Care Group: Emergency and Acute
Band: 3
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Friday 13th December 2024
We are recruiting for a Senior 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
The successful applicant will be an experienced clinical support worker, preferably with experience within an Emergency Department or other acute area. We are a great employer for supporting your career aspirations and welcome those aspiring to be a future Nursing Associate.
You will gain a great deal of knowledge and complement the nursing workforce to the benefit of patients
Ensure patients receive timely tests and investigations and that great care is at the heart of what we do
You will be allocated to a team of nursing staff and receive an extensive induction package
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
Our Emergency Departments requires a finely tuned infrastructure to ensure patients receive the investigations they require at the earliest possible opportunity.
Many of these technical roles are undertaken by our supporting workforce, including: ECG recording, IV cannulation and phlebotomy, Bladder scanning, Recording Vital Signs, National Early Warning Scores and neurological observations.
In addition key infrastructural functions such as: Completing checklists, Checking equipment and replacing vital stock, Supporting staff play a major role in the provision of expert care and quality initiatives within ED.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 in either “Direct Care”, “Health”, “Health, Social Care”
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Can compare basic test results to normal values
- Understanding of ED environment & demands
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in an acute care setting
- Able to work without direct supervision from a Registered Nurse and accept responsibility for delegated work
Value 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
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to read, write, communicate and perform simple calculations
- Ability to prioritise workload with supervision
- Can demonstrate practical skills to others
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
- Keely Whitmore
- Job title
- Matron - Emergency Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
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