Clinical Support Worker

Job summary

A great opportunity to join our team on the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) To work in support of and under the direction of a qualified nurse or other professional, provide clinical care and clerical assistance within defined specified parameters and informing them of observations.

To work with and assist other members of the multidisciplinary team as required as well as closely working with our inpatient area The Acute Medical Unit.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

• To work alongside nursing and medical staff to competently provide agreed clinical skills and nursing care to deliver a timely and quality service to patients.
• To accurately record, collate, monitor and provide feedback of patient information to nursing and medical staff, initiating actions asnecessary
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Communicate effectively with other departments within the Trust as well as outside agencies as appropriate.
• Participate in the assessment of health care needs through the completion and interpretation of assessment tools documentation and delegated clinical tests.

About us

Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.