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

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you an experienced Clinical Support Worker with experience of caring for children and young people? Do you want to be part of a focused, forward thinking, and dynamic multi-disciplinary team working in a dedicated children's hospital?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated proactive, enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker with relevant experience and qualifications caring for children and young people to join our team at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

The Haematology and Oncology Unit comprises a 14 bedded in patient facility, 9 bedded Day Care Unit and a very busy dedicated out patient's clinic area.

The thriving multi-disciplinary team includes a Bone Marrow Transplant and Apheresis Team, Paediatric Oncology Outreach Team, Late Effects Service, Haemophilia and Benign Haematology Service.

The post is initially to cover a secondment for 12 months but may become permanent

This vacancy is in the Haematology and Oncology Day care Unit.

The Unit provides a pleasant environment for children and young people to receive day case and ambulatory chemotherapy, blood product administration, undergo investigations and therapies such as apheresis and photopheresis.

The Day Care Unit is open 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday.

We encourage an eagerness to develop your clinical skills and have a dedicated Clinical Educator to guide and support your development.

You will need to have a positive and innovative approach to caring for children and young people.

You must have excellent communication skills, ability to work well under pressure, as part of a multi-disciplinary team and relate well to others.

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.

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

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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 highquality standard of care