Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical support worker
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Part time
- Hours
- Part time - 18 hours per week (Worked between Monday and Friday)
- Job ref
- 331-B18050625
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Furness General Hospital
- Town
- Barrow in Furness
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker - Pre Op Assessment
NHS AfC: Band 3
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for an experienced CSW has arisen to join the POA team in FGH. The POA team work with the wider MDT and assess and prepare patients for their elective journey. The role will involve working under the direction of the POA nurses to ensure that patients are managed through the POA process with care and efficiency.
You should be a knowledgeable and skilled CSW who is used to working with patients independently and able to recognise signs of an unwell patient and alert the POA nurses as required.
The clinic is run Monday to Friday and at present there is no weekend working.
Main duties of the job
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Work in support of and under the direction of a Pre-Operative Assessment Nurse, providing nursing care and assistance to patients within defined parameters specified by the Pre-Operative Assessment Nurse (RN).
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Record patient information.
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Provide basic patient care and document that care in the patient records.
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Perform Relevant Clinical Skills: Phlebotomy / ECG
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Basic education including English and Maths
- Completed Trust support worker development programme / NHS care certificate
- Relevant experience at CSW level
- Manual handling of patients using aids
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Good basic hygiene
- Ability to work with people
- Ability to follow a clear instruction and feed back to senior staff
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
- Basic IT skills
- Understands confidentiality
- Self-motivate, enthusiastic, innovative, flexible, approachable
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or equivalent
- Awareness of NHS current issues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Sharrock
- Job title
- Clinical leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01524 512116
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