Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical support worker, to join our caring, supportive, and dynamic team within our paediatric outpatient department.
If you are looking for an opportunity to learn and develop your skills, then this could be the role for you. Initiative and motivation are essential, the department is busy, as children attend for all paediatric specialities.
Main duties of the job
We are a busy children's outpatients department, facilitating appointments for acute and community paediatric services, across 2 sites in the Wirral area.
You will work with members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children and young people who attend the paediatric department.
To communicate effectively with children of all ages and their families.
To create a safe and welcoming family friendly environment.
To obtain physiological observations for babies, children and young people.
Some clerical duties are required in addition to domestic duties to ensure a safe environment .
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the children's outpatients clinical support worker position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role , there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and deducted form your salary over a 3 month period.
As this vacancy is within the division of Women and Children, there is a mandatory requirement for successful candidates to join to DBS update service. The cost of joining the update is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details on how to join the update service will be provided on appointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the children's outpatients clinical support worker position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role , there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and deducted form your salary over a 3 month period.
As this vacancy is within the division of Women and Children, there is a mandatory requirement for successful candidates to join to DBS update service. The cost of joining the update is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details on how to join the update service will be provided on appointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- NVQ 2 in Care (or appropriate experience and commit to undertaking and completing within 18 months of commencement)
- Care Certificate
Desirable
- Experience in working in clinical environmnet
- Experience in working in the NHS
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Desirable
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Polite friendly, approachable and self motivated
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable
- Proven problem solving skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Understand when to seek support and advice
- Aware of personal and professional limitations
- Ability to perform when under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- NVQ 2 in Care (or appropriate experience and commit to undertaking and completing within 18 months of commencement)
- Care Certificate
Desirable
- Experience in working in clinical environmnet
- Experience in working in the NHS
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Desirable
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Polite friendly, approachable and self motivated
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable
- Proven problem solving skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Understand when to seek support and advice
- Aware of personal and professional limitations
- Ability to perform when under pressure
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).
