Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiasticBand 3 Healthcare support Worker to work at CCC - Marina Dalglish Aintree Hospital.
This is a post to cover Maternity for 9 months.
We're here to deliver the best cancer care to the people we serve and we're looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.If you are interested in joining our Team and support the Trust with our vision to provide the best cancer care, please apply online.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.
Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral.
Main duties of the job
The Clatterbridge Marina Dalglish Chemotherpy Unit.
The working hours are 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday, working 4 days a week.
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to work alongside and support our chemotherapy team. The post provides support to Registered Nurses and other members of the multi-professional team to deliver nursing care and treatment within the out-patient chemotherapy environment and includes the chemotherapy network clinics.
The Health Care Support Worker role also involves the undertaking of clerical duties; providing hands-on care, assistant and emotional support to patients and their relatives; performing phlebotomy, performing observations T.P.R. BM urinalysis, care of central lines, cannulation and maintain documentation.
The post will also be responsible for obtaining blood results. There is an element of housekeeping, which involves ordering stock, keeping the unit clean and tidy and providing refreshments to patients. Excellent communication skills are essential and cannulation experience is desired.
The Trust takes an active responsibility for ensuring systems, policies and processes are in place to safeguard Children, young people and Adults, supporting the national and local agenda around safeguarding, including local arrangements for the protection of children young person and adults at risk.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust provides highly-specialist cancer care for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.
In June 2020, we opened Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, our spectacular new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, providing state-of-the-art facilities as part of a £162m investment. Alongside our flagship hospital in Liverpool, we also have two other main cancer centres:
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral, providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care on the Clatterbridge Health Campus in Bebington, Wirral
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree, our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree University Hospital site
Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies.
We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service, are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers, and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit.
Working with leading experts from the University of Liverpool, we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Health Care Support Worker role is very Varied, one of the main jobs of the HCA is accessing Picc and Ports taking patient bloods ready for their treatments. The job also involves the undertaking of clerical duties; providing hands-on care, assistant and emotional support to patients and their relatives; performing observations T.P.R. BM urinalysis
The post will also be responsible for obtaining blood results which they will need to print out for the nurses on the days of treatments. There is an element of housekeeping, which involves ordering stock, keeping the unit clean and tidy and providing refreshments to patients. Excellent communication skills are essential and cannulation experience is desired.
There will also be some cross cover between Clatterbridge sites, this is mainly Clatterbridge in Liverpool town centre but a possibility for other hubs too. Also at Marina Dalglish we cover the Ormskirk clinic on a Monday and Tuesday and you may be required to work there.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Health Care Support Worker role is very Varied, one of the main jobs of the HCA is accessing Picc and Ports taking patient bloods ready for their treatments. The job also involves the undertaking of clerical duties; providing hands-on care, assistant and emotional support to patients and their relatives; performing observations T.P.R. BM urinalysis
The post will also be responsible for obtaining blood results which they will need to print out for the nurses on the days of treatments. There is an element of housekeeping, which involves ordering stock, keeping the unit clean and tidy and providing refreshments to patients. Excellent communication skills are essential and cannulation experience is desired.
There will also be some cross cover between Clatterbridge sites, this is mainly Clatterbridge in Liverpool town centre but a possibility for other hubs too. Also at Marina Dalglish we cover the Ormskirk clinic on a Monday and Tuesday and you may be required to work there.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Achieved Care certificate qualification or NVQ level 2 or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 (working towards/or willingness to work towards)
- Worked in healthcare environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Importance of maintaining confidentiality & demonstrate a knowledge of how it can be maintained
- Demonstrate empathy for the needs of patients
- To be able to work effectively as part of a team
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Hospital experience in patient care
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Previous work as a carer/ or experience of working within a hospital environment/ or as a level 3 health care assistant
skills /Qualities
Essential
Desirable
- cannulation
- Picc and Port training
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Achieved Care certificate qualification or NVQ level 2 or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 (working towards/or willingness to work towards)
- Worked in healthcare environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Importance of maintaining confidentiality & demonstrate a knowledge of how it can be maintained
- Demonstrate empathy for the needs of patients
- To be able to work effectively as part of a team
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Hospital experience in patient care
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Previous work as a carer/ or experience of working within a hospital environment/ or as a level 3 health care assistant
skills /Qualities
Essential
Desirable
- cannulation
- Picc and Port training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
