Clinical Support Worker - Complications of Excess Weight
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work within the Nottingham Children's Complication of Excess Weight (CEW) service.
The successful candidate will join the established service in caring for children and young people who have complications that have arisen due to excess weight.
You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children and young people in the inpatient and outpatient setting, liaise with families, company reps and support patients and families to receive high quality care.
As part of the role you will be expected to support patients in Nottingham as well as our spoke services at Boston, Lincoln, Mansfield and Derby.
Main duties of the job
In additional to the below summary you will need to familiarize yourself with the full Job Description and Personal Specification documents attached to this advert.
You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality care, support and development of others. You will be an effective team player but also able to plan and organise your own workload and posses excellent communication skills.
You will be working as part of a dynamic forward thinking multi-professional team, offering key opportunities to develop and further your skills within this rapidly expanding speciality.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 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!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as a clinical support worker within an established multi-professional team caring for children and young people with complications of excess weight.
You will be hospital based supporting inpatient care, providing basic education and support for families. You will also support multi professional clinics across Nottingham as well as spoke clinics at Lincoln, Boston, King's Mill and Derby.
You will be responsible for maintaining a variety of databases, completing basic assessments both in the home and clinic environment as well as supporting with a variety of courses for families that are ran by the team.
We are involved in a variety of projects and the successful candidate will also be involved in these projects, both within hospital and wider network.
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria- Hold a full UK driving license and has access to a car
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria- NVQ Level 2 in Health
- Evidence of basic literacy and numeracy
- Evidence of continued personal/professional development
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- At least 2 years experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working within the community setting
- Evidence of IT competency in Microsoft Office and Excel
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience in using hospital databases
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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!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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