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    Senior Clinical Support Worker - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic & motivated persons, who enjoy working with children & their families to join our friendly and progressive team on Ward 6.

    Ward 6 is a 16 bed ward caring for children aged 0-18 with oncology and haematology conditions and their families.

    Our philosophy enhances family centred care, working in partnership with parents & carers & the wider multi-disciplinary team. There will be an opportunity to develop practical nursing skills to assist qualified nurses in the delivery of care to children & their families. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work well with all members of the multidisciplinary teams, to provide excellent care to patients & families.

    Candidates must have NVQ level 2 or equivalent qualifications and have current or recent experience in a health & social care setting/hospital environment, working with young children, young people and their families.

    Main duties of the job

    You will assist qualified nurses in the delivery of care to children and their families. You will need excellent communication & organisational skills & will be able to work well with all members of the multidisciplinary teams in providing excellent care to patients & families.

  • The registered nurse holds responsibility for initial assessment of the patient and planning that patient's care. They will delegate the duties as appropriate to the Senior Clinical Support Worker who will work independently or alongside trained staff to deliver all aspects of clinical care, within clearly defined limits, and attainment of defined competence.
  • Responsibility also includes clerical and administrative duties, including IT processes, stock maintenance and care, & cleaning and management of equipment.
  • Maintenance and support of an environment for safe effective care.
  • About us

    Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

    We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people."

  • Outstanding patient care
  • Brilliant place to work
  • Leader in children's health
  • Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

    We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The Senior Clinical Support Worker will be expected to:

  • Work alongside or independently with qualified nurses or practitioners, including medical staff or the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of individualised care to children, young people and their families.
  • Carry out all duties in a professional, compassionate and courteous manner.
  • Demonstrate own duties to new or less experienced staff members and when delegated carry out training and assessments of their level of competence.
  • Ensure that no action or omission on your part is detrimental to the condition, safety, wellbeing and interest of the patients and families.
  • Please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

    Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

    We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

    We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager:

    We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at

    Trust Values

    The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

  • Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
  • Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
  • Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
  • Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
  • Person Specification

    Qualifications/Training

    Essential

  • GCSE A-C English or Level 2 equivalent
  • GCSE A-C Maths or Level 2 equivalent
  • Vocational Award Level 2 in Health
  • To have or be committed to undertaking & completing a Vocational Award Level 3 in Health
  • To hold evidence of completing a Care Certificate or have completed in-house Band 2 competency package
  • Committed to completing competency packages as per clinical area
  • Desirable

  • Vocational Award Level 3 in Health or Health & Social Care
  • Experience

    Essential

  • To have experience in a Care or Health & Social Care environment within a hospital or community setting
  • Worked in a customer facing environment
  • Desirable

  • Worked with children and young people Worked within the National Health Service
  • Knowledge and Skills

    Essential

  • Knowledge of Health & Safety and maintaining a safe environment
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding children or young adults
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Infection Control principles
  • Basic IT skills which include competency at using Word and email and commitment to learning advanced IT skills
  • Ability to work with children, young people, their families and carers
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to show initiative and take on own responsibility and accountability and work independently
  • Ability to prioritise workload and own time
  • Ability to deal with conflicting and difficult situations
  • Desirable

  • Compliance of Policies and Procedures in a regulated Health Care
  • Provider Advanced IT skills ie Level 2 IT qualification
  • Current Food hygiene certificate
  • Previously worked in a Health / Social Care multidisciplinary team setting and contributed in team meetings
  • Attributes

    Essential

  • Willingness to work flexibly in approach and working hours/pattern
  • Display a non-judgmental attitude towards children / families / carers / colleagues
  • Respectful attitude for individuals and co-workers
  • Ability to take part in personal development reviews
  • Ability to accept instructions & supervision and undertake delegated tasks
  • Desirable

  • Previously worked in a flexible working pattern environment
  • Compliance of Policies and Procedures in reference to Equality and Diversity

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