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Clinical Support Worker - CICC
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent: working day and night shifts over a 7 day rota
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
844-6430129
Employer
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC)
Town
Wirral
Salary
£22,383 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59

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Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Support Worker - CICC

Band 2

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.  We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Job overview

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

At Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in providing the best possible care for our patients and we can only achieve this through our dedicated and committed staff.

Valued. Supported.  Empowered.

As a valued member of our Trust, your manager will support you in setting personal goals for the year as part of your induction and ongoing learning and development. You will be encouraged to undertake training to assist you to excel in your role with the Trust and ensure you are equipped to reach your full potential.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for proactive and dynamic Clinical Support Workers to join our multi-disciplinary team in our Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC). The bedded unit will focus on providing high quality, integrated care for patients from within the local adult population with sub-acute health care needs. Your role will be to provide person centred care to the patients in line with their care plan.  The care will be planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses and Therapists and provided under the direct supervision of the registered nurses or other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To join our multidisciplinary team you must have:

  • NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
  • caring and compassionate attitude
  • a strong desire to help people
  • good communication skills

The post involves a 7 day working rota.

Working for our organisation

The CICC is made up of integrated teams of health and care professionals including, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers. The unit will be an integral step up/step down facility that supports the recovery and recuperation of our patients following medical and surgical illness and also provides palliative care and manages the planning of complex discharge packages. One of the fundamental principles of the unit is to support our patients with their reablement and self-care, encouraging them to reach their optimum level of independence.

Benefits & Rewards

The Trust offers a competitive starting salary and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

  • Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
  • Pension scheme
  • Flexible working and job share opportunities
  • Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemes
  • Staff discount schemes e.g. discounted leisure centre membership
  • In house training
  • Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
  • Personal resilience training
  • Mindfulness support
  • Staff counselling service
  • Active staff council
  • Support for carers
  • Fast track physiotherapy service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the documents attached which detail the job description and main responsibilities for this role along with the person specification requirements

Person specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills verbal/written
  • Computer skills and experience of IT
  • Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work shift patterns over a 24 hour period
  • Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • Willingness to undertake in-service training and development

Qualifications and professional training

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • The Care Certificate

Experience and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience of patient care
  • Experience of safe moving and handling of patients
  • Knowledge of Infection Control measures
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of supporting patients in a rehabilitation or intermediate care unit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldHSJ Best places to workArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julie-Anne Scott
Job title
CICC Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07572 578 464
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