Job summary
37.5 hours per week

We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker (Higher Level) to support the Thirsk Community Nursing Team based at the Lambert Hospice, YO7 1LU.

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.

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.

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.

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

Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or ? Maths & English (English Language or English Literature) GCSE A-C/4-9 or ? Maths & English O Level/GCE A-C or ? Maths & English CSE Grade 1 or ? NARIC/ENIC which compares the qualification to UK GCSE (https://www.enic-naric.net/)
• Care Certificate (if you don't hold this certificate, you would be expected to complete this during your first 6 months of employment)
• Level 3 vocational qualification or ? Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or ? Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range 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
• Completion (at the point of start date or within the probationary period) of the WASP competencies and Trust face to face training session related to insulin administration, and/or oral medication administration, following the Trust approved standard operating procedure and policy.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in health or social care.
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.

Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
• Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.
• Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding.
• Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality

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.