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Band 3
- Full time
- Part time
Job overview
Permanent (full-time and part-time roles) Clinical Support worker working with the Hospital24 team supporting in and out of hours with venepuncture, cannulation and ECG recordings.
In addition to the below summary, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Main duties of the job
In order to promote a wide range of applicants, previous applicants in the last 12 months need not reapply.
We are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical support workers (CSW). You will have excellent organisation and communication skills to complement our current out-of-hours service to provide 24/7 coverage.
You will be working within the Hospital24 team supporting with Cannulation, Phlebotomy and ECG recording. In addition, you will be supporting the medical and nursing teams in responding to acutely unwell patients.
If you are a committed individual who strives to provide excellent patient-focused care and is able to rise to new challenges, then we would like to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
H24 is a developing service, previously known as Hospital@Night we provide nursing, medical and surgical support to our patients in and out of hours. We are a friendly and supportive team and share the trusts core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder works as part of the Hospital24 Team providing Clinical Support to Medical and Nursing staff 27/7.
The Support Worker will be responsible for providing venepuncture, cannulation and ECG recording to Medical, Surgical, Orthopedic and Neuro patients across both campuses. The post holder will be required to prioritise and manage their own workload within a dynamic busy environment.
The Department has operational responsibility for Hospital24 across the organisation. As such the post holder will be required to rotate between both main campuses that make up Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Insight visits are highly recommended
Person specification
Training and Skills
Essential criteria
- Started packages in cannulation, phlebotomy, venepucture and ECG recording
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Level of Secondary Education. An ability to pass literacy and numeracy testing
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 2/3 in health care setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within the hospital setting preferably in a health care assistant role or equivalent.
- Ability to prioritse and manage workloads
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Support with Applications and Interviews: NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. If you would like to be contacted to take up this offer please email wideningparticipation@nuh.nhs.uk providing your name, phone number, and email address and the team will be in touch.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
