Job summary
PLEASE NOTE INTERVIEWS WILL BE FACE TO FACE AT CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER CENTRE, WIRRAL

At Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in providing the best possible care for our patients and we can only achieve this through our dedicated and committed staff.

Valued. Supported. Empowered.

As a valued member of our Trust, your manager will support you in setting personal goals for the year as part of your induction and ongoing learning and development. You will be encouraged to undertake training to assist you to excel in your role with the Trust and ensure you are equipped to reach your full potential.

Main duties of the job
We are looking for proactive and dynamic Clinical Support Workers to join our multi-disciplinary team in our Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC). The bedded unit will focus on providing high quality, integrated care for patients from within the local adult population with sub-acute health care needs.Your role will be to provide person centred care to the patients in line with their care plan.The care will be planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses and Therapists and provided under the direct supervision of the registered nurses or other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To join our multidisciplinary team you must have:

• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• caring and compassionate attitude
• a strong desire to help people
• good communication skills

The post involves a 7 day working rota.

About us
The CICC is made up of integrated teams of health and careprofessionalsincluding, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers. The unit will be an integralstep up/step down facility that supports the recovery and recuperation of our patients following medical and surgical illness and also provides palliative care and manages the planning of complex discharge packages. One of the fundamental principles of the unit is to support our patients with their reablement and self-care, encouraging them to reach their optimum level of independence.

Benefits & Rewards
The Trust offers a competitive starting salary and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working and job share opportunities
• Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemes
• Staff discount schemes e.g. discounted leisure centre membership
• In house training
• Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
• Personal resilience training
• Mindfulness support
• Staff counselling service
• Active staff council
• Support for carers
• Fast track physiotherapy service

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the documents attached which detail the job description and main responsibilities for this role along with the person specification requirements

Qualifications and professional training
Essential

• NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience

Desirable

• The Care certificate

Experience and knowledge
Essential

• Experience of patient care
• Experience of safe moving and handling of patients
• Knowledge of Infection Control measures

Desirable

• Experience of supporting patients in a rehabilitation or intermediate care unit

Skills and attributes
Essential

• Good communication skills verbal/written
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Computer skills and experience of IT

Personal qualities
Essential

• Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
• Willingness to undertake in-service training and development
• Ability to work shift patterns over a 24 hour period

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.