Clinical / Integrated Support Worker Higher Level (Richmond Community)NHS

Job summary

27 hours per week

We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker (Higher Level) to support the Richmond Community Nursing Team based at The Friary Hospital 9 Queens Rd, Richmond DL10 4AJ.

There is an expectation, at times to cover service need, the candidate may be asked to work to support another community nursing team within Hambleton & Richmondshire/MRC locality.

Currently our core service hours are between 0800 - 1800 Monday - Sunday however this is currently under review and potentially our future working hours will be between 0800 hours - 2000 hours.

Successful candidates will be experienced in working in a health care setting however community experience would be an advantage and candidates must have:

• Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
• Care certificate (willing to work towards if already holdsNVQ level 3)
• Level 3 vocational qualificationorShort courses and completion of competency workbookequivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical careduties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in arange 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

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and be able to work on their own and as part of the team.

The post holder has a personal responsibility and duty of care to patients/service users; they are expected to comply fully with all Trust policies and protocols, including those related to patient safety and the prevention of healthcare associated infections. They must also promote dignity, privacy, and respect to deliver compassionate, safe, high quality patient care.

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Job description

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

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.