Clinical Support Worker - PADU (priority assessment + Discharge Unit)

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Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to appoint, enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive nurses on the redesigned Priority assessment Unit and Discharge Unit at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary

We are looking for dynamic nurses to work in the unit and be involved with the evolution of the Unit. You must be highly motivated, with a desire to build and enhance a proactive team, as a developing unit the role will expand as the service dictates

This new unit will provide care for 2 groups of patients:

• Patients from the Emergency Department awaiting specialist Intervention from Medical / Surgical / Orthopaedic / Gynae team
• Patients who have been medically discharged from hospital care and required their discharge facilitating

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and receive structured appraisal, support, mentorship and training.

As a Clinical Support Worker you will:

• Work in support of and under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), providing nursing care and assistance to patients within defined parameters specified by the Registered Nurse. to provide care to the patients within both areas
• Link in with wards to ensure an early move to the discharge lounge including liaising with discharge teams + REACT
• Have the ability to work flexibly and have the confidence to go into all areas to facilitate the moving of patients suitable for the discharge lounge
• Provide basic patient care and document that care in the patient records.
• Ensure patients are cared for with compassion and ensure patients dignity is maintained at all times
• Be able to work as an effective team member and demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Be able to deliver high quality patient focused care and be motivated and dedicated to improving your own clinical practice.

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 health care 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.

Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

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

Education and qualifications

• Good general education
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Willingness to undertake NVQ level 2 in care related area

• Willingness to undertake NVQ level 3 in care related area
• Care certificate

Experience

• Previous experience of working with the general public
• Worked within an acute clinical area as a Clinical Support Worker

• Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids

Skills, ability and knowledge

• Good basic hygiene skills
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative or with minimal supervision
• Advanced clinical skills ie. venepuncture

• Awareness of the NHS structure and current issues
• IT skills to basic level

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