Community Clinical Support Worker

Job summary

A rare opportunity has arisen within the Dalton & Ulverston District nursing team for an advanced Clinical Support Worker. The post is for 30 hours per week over 5 working days and requires flexibility to cover days, weekends, evenings and nights as rostered.

As a CSW in the community team you will be able to demonstrate excellent communication with patients, relatives and professionals as well experience or willingness to train in a range of extended clinical skills including but not limited to basic observations, venepuncture, skin care, wound care, palliative care, catheter care and sub-cutaneous injections. You will be working seeing patients on your own in their homes as part of a close and supportive team that pride themselves on a high standard of patient care.

Main duties of the job

To provide basic nursing care to patients in the community setting working as part of the district nursing team. Carrying out an extended role of clinical tasks and skills Working unaccompanied. This will include but is not limited to taking bloods, administering medications via injection, wound care, catheter care, advice and management of skin conditions. Training will be provided in these areas.To assist the Clinical Team with Data entry and administrative duties.

Liaising with the wider multidisciplinary teams including adult social care, GP's and hospital staff as well as patients and their relatives and carers.

As a loan worker, you will manage your workload, ensuring patients are seen in a timely manner and all tasks are completed each shift.

About us

We operatefrom 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, andUlverstonCommunity 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,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.