Clinical Support Worker HL - Radiotherapy Outpatients

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Clinical Support Worker -Higher Level who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are a busy department open Monday to from Friday, where we look after patients attending for treatments & supporting them through their cancer journey, using systemic anti-cancer treatments and radiotherapy.

The work is primarily running clinics but Phlebotomy, management and care of CVAD's are also involved, for which training can be provided and undertaking ECGs and other directed clinical and support tasks . Computer skills would also be helpful.

Applicants need to poses an Apprenticeship Level 3 in Health or NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

Assist the registered nurses in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients receiving chemotherapy and supportive treatments.

Work collaboratively and cooperatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.

Ensure that the role enhances the smooth running of the unit by proactively undertaking tasks within own scope of responsibility and supporting task undertaken by the trained staff as necessary.

Participate in the development of self and others.

Performing physiological observations, ECG's and personal care.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.