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

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Band 3

Main area

Paediatrics

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Grade

Band 3

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Contract

Secondment: 12 months

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Hours

Part time 15 hours per week

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Job ref

Site

Nottingham City Hospital

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £21,730 - £23,177 per annum pro rata
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

30/03/2023 00:59Job overview

This is an exciting
secondment opportunity for 12 months for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and organised individual to join/work within the Community Paediatric Team as a Clinical Support Worker (CSW).

This is a new post for the Community Paediatric Service but is a role employed very successfully in other specialist teams across the local and national regions within the UK.

The post holder will be joining a developing ADHD service for children with neurodevelopmental conditions based at Childrens Development Centre (CDC), Nottingham City Hospital.

There is a requirement that the post holder will work on days when clinic rooms will be available at CDC - to be negotiated upon commencement of post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Children's Community Paediatric Team in providing high quality care. This is achieved by ensuring the ADHD QB assessment clinic is run as smooth and as efficiently as possible.

For example; organising and running QB Test assessment clinics, and liaising with The Community Paediatrician's, ADHD Specialist Nurses, East midlands Academic and Health Science Network (EMAHSN) and other agencies such as GP's, education or social care.

The CSW is required to support training programmes for the Community Paediatric team, liaise with families in organising and running QB assessments for ADHD in the QB clinic either by phone and to assist in their enquiries about assessment status.

The CSW will be required to set up the QB tests in each clinic independently following training and complete observations reports of the children and young people during the clinic assessment test period.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the QB waiting list database and liaising with the Community Paediatric Hub appointments staff to organise appointments and completing audit spreadsheets to support service planning and operations.

The post holder will have excellent communication skills, including literacy, numeracy and IT skills.

Previous experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions is preferable and /
or in Paediatric
health care settings is essential.

Working for our organisation

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

Nottingham Children's Hospital includes the full range of inpatient and outpatient specialities including two large neonatal units, a large number of tertiary specialities including Neurodisability and Neurology, an active safeguarding team including the regional child sexual assault service (EMCYPSAS), and the innovative and supportive Community Paediatric Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

To support diagnostic assessments for ADHD by administering an objective assessment tool in clinic (QB testing) with support and collating information gained from this with other background information to support the neurodevelopmental assessment process.
To provide the Community Paediatric (CP) multidisciplinary team with the information gathered above to support clinical decision making about diagnosis.
Support the organising of QB clinics at appropriate timing in the ADHD assessment pathway.
To be competent in undertaking intense clinical observation during the QB test clinic.
To be competent in physical monitoring of children and young people, such as blood pressure, pulse, height and weight.
To liaise with the multidisciplinary team and make them aware of any changes to a child or young person's condition.
To keep accurate and up to date clinical records.
To carry out all duties within good practice guidelines.
To liaise with families in person, by telephone or in writing as appropriate in relation to aspects of care, which have been predetermined.
Following appropriate training and, under the appropriate direct/indirect supervision of a member of the Community Paediatric team, set up and the undertake the QB clinic testing process.
To assist with group education sessions about QB testing and support training of colleagues as required alongside the EMAHSN team.
To liaise with EMAHSN team and NUH training teams around maintenance of clinic equipment and training with supervision.
To refer any patient concerns to the Community Paediatric team.
Act as the patient's advocate ensuring that their best interests are met.
Have a thorough and up to date understanding of safeguarding children and young people.
Liaise with other Trusts within the Network to main