Clinical Support Worker - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

NHS AfC:
Band 3


Main area

  • Clinical Support Worker

Grade

  • NHS AfC: Band 3

Contract

  • Fixed term: 15 months

Hours

  • Part time 15 hours per week (Monday
  • Friday)

Job ref

Site

  • QMC, Nottingham University Hospital Trust

Town

  • Nottingham

Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum, pro rata


Salary period

  • Yearly

Closing

  • 30/11/2023 23:59
Job overview


A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic clinic support worker to join the East Midlands Complications of Excess Weight Service.


You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children in the outpatient setting, as well as liaise with families at home and provide education and health promotion, across the Nottingham, Derby and Burton regions.

Main duties of the job


In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Working for our organisation


Nottingham Children's Hospital has recently been recognised as we became the first children's hospital in Europe to achieve Pathway to Excellence accreditation.


With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


As a member of the team you will be providing a high quality service to children and young people with severe obesity and related complications.


Within this role you will:
Support the maintenance of a robust framework that meets the needs of children and young people with severe obesity.

Assist in the development of health promotion and education materials in conjunction with other healthcare professionals, ensuring that all patient care within the multi-disciplinary team is based on the best available evidence.

Be an accessible, approachable member of the team as a first point of contact for patient and families.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • NVQ Level 2 Standard in health (or willing to work towards in a given time frame)
  • Level 2 literacy and numeracy or GCSE Mathematics grade C or above
  • Evidence of ongoing personal professional development
Experience

Essential criteria

  • Two years' experience as a Health Care Assistant in paediatrics
Desirable criteria

  • Previous experience of working with children, young people and families with health promotion
Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

  • Good verbal and nonverbal communication/teaching skills to facilitate delivery of education effectively
  • Ability to make judgments and refer any concerns to the specialist nurse or doctor
Desirable criteria

  • Ability to demonstrate IT skills, in order to produce accurate patient records
Other requirements specific to role

Essential criteria

  • Full UK driving licence and access to a car
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career


Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.


At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.


ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.


Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
  • I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
    Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in ord
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