Specialist Clinical Support Worker
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full-Time (37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday) Band 4 Specialist Clinical Support Worker to come and join CLCH NHS Trust’s Adult Bladder and Bowel Specialist Team in Hertfordshire. Prior specialist knowledge in bladder and bowel healthcare is not essential but a passion to deliver a compassionate and professional service that brings dignity and care to patients is.
The main responsibility of a Band 4 Specialist Clinical Support Worker is to work with the team to assess and provide clinical care to patients in clinic, over the telephone or in their own homes (including residential care homes). As this does mean some travel with-in West Hertfordshire, candidates will need to be a car driver.
You will be joining a friendly supportive team and a large NHS community Trust where professional guidance is readily available and personal and professional development is fully supported.
Main duties of the job
To work within the Adult Bladder & Bowel Care Service Specialist Team assisting with the provision of assessment and clinical care of a high standard to patients, with bladder and/or bowel dysfunction, in their own homes and Residential Care Homes.
To support the registered nurses in the team with the delivery of bladder and bowel care training to trust staff and within other areas as required.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria- Willingness to undertake training relevant to the post.
- Has undertaken The Care certificate Programme, or willingness to undertake the Care certificate programmed (this will be sponsored by the Trust.
- Higher Professional Diploma in Health and Wellbeing (NVQ/QCF – Level 3) or a recognized equivalent course
- GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths.
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of databases
- Experience with the NHS patient information database (System One).
- Previous experience in bladder and bowel dysfunction.
- Previous experience in completing continence assessments.
- Previous experience in bladder scanning.
- Previous experience of assessing, fitting, and managing continence aids.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Demonstrate an acceptable level of numeracy and literacy.
- An awareness of risk management.
- Knowledge of multi-agency services available and processes for referral
- Knowledge of the effects of the ageing process and the needs of vulnerable adults in relation to their health and well-being
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build effective relationships
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
Key Attributes
Essential criteria- Car driver/ access to the use of a car.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)
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