Clinical Support Worker - CICC

NHS; Wirral; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

At Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in providing the best possible care for our patients and we can only achieve this through our dedicated and committed staff.

As a valued member of our Trust, your manager will support you in setting personal goals for the year as part of your induction and ongoing learning and development. You will be encouraged to undertake training to assist you to excel in your role with the Trust and ensure you are equipped to reach your full potential.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for proactive and dynamic Clinical Support Workers to join our multi-disciplinary team in our Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC). The bedded unit will focus on providing high quality, integrated care for patients from within the local adult population with sub-acute health care needs.Your role will be to provide person centred care to the patients in line with their care plan.The care will be planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses and Therapists and provided under the direct supervision of the registered nurses or other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To join our multidisciplinary team you must have:

• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• caring and compassionate attitude
• a strong desire to help people

The post involves a 7 day working rota.

About us

The CICC is made up of integrated teams of health and care professionals including Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers. The unit will be an integral step up/step down facility that supports the recovery and recuperation of our patients following medical and surgical illness and also provides palliative care and manages the planning of complex discharge packages. One of the fundamental principles of the unit is to support our patients with their reablement and self-care, encouraging them to reach their optimum level of independence.

Benefits & Rewards

The Trust offers a competitive starting salary and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
• Flexible working and job share opportunities
• Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemes
• In house training
• Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
• Personal resilience training
• Mindfulness support
• Staff counselling service
• Support for carers
• Fast track physiotherapy service

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the documents attached which detail the job description and main responsibilities for this role along with the person specification requirements.

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

• Computer skills and experience of IT
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work shift patterns over a 24 hour period
• Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
• Willingness to undertake in-service training and development

Qualifications and professional training

• NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
• The Care Certificate

Experience and knowledge

• Experience of patient care
• Experience of safe moving and handling of patients
• Knowledge of Infection Control measures
• Experience of supporting patients in a rehabilitation or intermediate care unit

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.

Employer name

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC)