Clinical Support Worker | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Acute phlebotomy, including group and save and cross matching, blood cultures, therapeutic levels and VBGs.
• Insertion of peripheral intravenous cannula
• Recording and obtaining of 12 lead ECG readings
• Catheterisation of male patients
• Perform Abbott Test
• Coag AU test

If you are proactive and keen to learn with excellent patient care and communication skills, then we would love to hear from you!

• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, supporting Junior Doctors, Phlebotomy department, out patients, wards, A&E (nights) and departments within a defined range of clinical tasks
• Work as part of the Hospital at Night accepting any duties as delegated by the Operational Practitioner/Clinical Co-ordinator on the hospital out of hours phone system attending MDT 2100hrs and 0200am
• Acute phlebotomy, including group and save and cross matching, blood cultures, therapeutic levels and VBGs
• insertion of peripheral intravenous cannula
• recording and obtaining of 12 lead ECG readings
• catheterisation of male patients
• Perform Abbott Test
• Coag AU test
• Part of the medical emergency team out of hours ( HOOH)
• Work as part of the Senior clinical Support Worker team, managing the ‘clinical support’ workload effectively within contracted hours
• Required to act as a mentor to Trainee clinical workers be required to assess junior clinical workers cannulation skills

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses. For hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024