Clinical Support Worker - AMU
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Barrow In Furness, LA14 4LF
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
The Acute Medical Unit would welcome any applicants who are dedicated and keen to make a difference to join the team as a Clinical Support Worker. The...
- Support the patient with maintaining comfort and hygiene by delivering personal personal care.
- Support the patient emotionally by building trust, actively listening, building therapeutic relationships, encouraging patient independence, acting as an advocate and supporting the patients family/friends/carers.
- Provide support in nutrition and fluid management.
- Report to and support the Registered Nurse.
- Assist the registered nurse with diagnostic testing by performing venepuncture and ECG.
- Ensure the environment is kept clean, tidy and safe.
- Follow the infection prevention guidance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Education, Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Completion of the NHS Care Certificate or relevant experience to vocational qualification level 3 or willing to complete the care certificate within the first 3 months of employment
- Knowledge of care and related procedures.
- Experience with manual handling of patients, using lifting aids
- Experience of completing patient care records
Desirable
- IT qualification
- Experience and involvement of an improvement project/s
- Experience of holding an area of responsibility relating to training/audit
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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