Paediatric Clinical Support Worker

To assist the nursing team to provide high quality care to our patients.

To work within the multidisciplinary team and utilize effective communication to promote excellent patient care.

To help patients meet their hygiene and nutritional needs

Help escort patients safely throughout the hospital to different locations

Help maintain ward IPC standards

Maintain training compliance.

Complete Fire warden Training

It is essential that we promote professional behaviour which supports our trust values

To provide the highest standard of nursing care for patients under supervision of a registered nurse.

To carry out assigned tasks including direct care and indirect care as delegated by the nursing team.

Demonstrate effective communication skills both verbal and non verbal.

Demonstrate high standards in record keeping.

Support registered nursing staff with clinical treatments and investigations as appropriate, to the level of knowledge and skill.

Escort of patients to other departments within the hospital. Ensuring patient safety & dignity is maintained.

Chaperone Patients, during clinical examinations as and when required, ensuring the patients privacy and dignity is maintained throughout.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Qualifications

Essential: - NVQ Health and social care level II or working towards or holds equivalent qualification

Desirable: - GCSE in English and Maths

Knowledge and Experience

Essential: - Demonstrate Effective Communication skills; - Experience of working within a Multi-Disciplinary team; - Able to work with IT Systems

Desirable: - Recent experience of caring for children within a health care setting

Flexibility

Essential: - Shift pattern to cover 24/7 365 days a year.