Job overview

Surgery, Women and Children's

Care Support Worker - Permanent (part-time)

Do you have a passion for neonatal care? 

We’re excited to offer an opportunity to become part of our dedicated team as a Band 2 Clinical Support Worker on our Neonatal Unit. At Russell's Hall Hospital, we place babies and their families at the heart of everything we do providing holistic, compassionate, and individualised care.

We’re looking for someone who is caring, enthusiastic, and eager to learn, can work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and  shows initiative and thrives as a team player

If you're ready to make a real difference in the lives of our smallest patients and their families, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Provide high standards of cleanliness within Neonatal Unit.
Be responsible for the safe storage of equipment and consumables 
To be responsible for environmental cleaning as per cleaning schedules and comply with audit requirements.
To maintain the safety and security of patients, staff and visitors.
Ensure bed spaces are cleaned on patient discharge and ready to accept timely admissions. 
Ensure bed spaces are re-stocked with equipment as per bed space set up guide.
Maintain and monitor the use of resources and ensure service level is continuous. 
To assist in reducing the incidence of healthcare associated infections and adhere to the infection control procedures as per Trust Policy.
Assist in the achievement and maintenance of high standards of patient care. 
Work closely with members of the team, recognizing and working within their own capabilities, but always acting in the best interest of the patient and their families. 
Provide support and assistance to the multidisciplinary team when carrying out procedures

Working for our organisation

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”.  We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.