Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Renal Unit for a Clinical Support Worker to join the renal dialysis nursing team at Arrowe Park Hospital.
We are a busy unit providing outpatient and inpatient haemodialysis for around 90 patients, over 3 shifts, 6 days a week.
We are looking to recruit highly motivated individuals who play an integral role at all stages of a patient's care. As a Clinical Support Worker, you will be a valuable part of the nursing team, assisting patients with hygiene and comfort needs, taking blood pressure and pulse rates, communicating with colleagues and patients, and record keeping.
The applicants for these posts do not require any previous experience but will need to demonstrate significant commitment to developing themselves to support the nursing team in caring for patients on haemodialysis. This means learning to prepare dialysis machines and the dialysis unit for patient treatments as well as other care-related duties that support patient comfort during dialysis.
Main Duties of the Job
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available at WUTH.
About Us
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 of the major cities of Liverpool, Chester, and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
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
Completed Care Certificate Experience working in a clinical environment Experience working in the NHS Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Proven problem-solving skills Personal Attributes
Essential
Ability to perform when under pressure Polite, friendly, approachable, and self-motivated Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Address
Arrowe Park Hospital
Arrowe Park Road
Upton
CH49 5PE
Employer's Website #J-18808-Ljbffr
An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Renal Unit for a Clinical Support Worker to join the renal dialysis nursing team at Arrowe Park Hospital.
We are a busy unit providing outpatient and inpatient haemodialysis for around 90 patients, over 3 shifts, 6 days a week.
We are looking to recruit highly motivated individuals who play an integral role at all stages of a patient's care. As a Clinical Support Worker, you will be a valuable part of the nursing team, assisting patients with hygiene and comfort needs, taking blood pressure and pulse rates, communicating with colleagues and patients, and record keeping.
The applicants for these posts do not require any previous experience but will need to demonstrate significant commitment to developing themselves to support the nursing team in caring for patients on haemodialysis. This means learning to prepare dialysis machines and the dialysis unit for patient treatments as well as other care-related duties that support patient comfort during dialysis.
Main Duties of the Job
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available at WUTH.
About Us
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 of the major cities of Liverpool, Chester, and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
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
Completed Care Certificate Experience working in a clinical environment Experience working in the NHS Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Proven problem-solving skills Personal Attributes
Essential
Ability to perform when under pressure Polite, friendly, approachable, and self-motivated Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Address
Arrowe Park Hospital
Arrowe Park Road
Upton
CH49 5PE
Employer's Website #J-18808-Ljbffr
