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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 24 hours per week (mon-fri)
Job ref
408-24-1199
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Wirral
Salary
£23,615 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Children's Outpatients Clinical Support Worker

Band 2

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical support worker, to join our caring, supportive, and dynamic team within our paediatric outpatient department.

If you are looking for an opportunity to learn and develop your skills, then this could be the role for you. Initiative and motivation are essential, the department is busy, as children attend for all paediatric specialities.

Main duties of the job

We are a busy children's outpatients department, facilitating appointments for acute and community paediatric services, across 2 sites in the Wirral area. 

You will work with members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children and young people who attend the paediatric department. 

To communicate effectively with children of all ages and their families.

To create a safe and welcoming family friendly environment. 

To obtain physiological observations for babies, children and young people.

Some clerical duties are required in addition to domestic duties to ensure a safe environment .

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the children's outpatients clinical support worker position available at WUTH.

 

If successful  in this role , there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and deducted form your salary over a 3 month period. 

As this vacancy is within the division of Women and Children, there is a mandatory requirement for successful candidates to join to DBS update service. The cost of joining the update is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details on how to join the update service will be provided on appointment.  

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 2 in Care (or appropriate experience and commit to undertaking and completing within 18 months of commencement)
  • Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in working in clinical environmnet
  • Experience in working in the NHS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Desirable criteria
  • Problem solving skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Polite friendly, approachable and self motivated

Knowledge and Skills

Desirable criteria
  • Proven problem solving skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Understand when to seek support and advice
  • Aware of personal and professional limitations
  • Ability to perform when under pressure

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Nicola Cookson
Job title
Children's hospital at home manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 604 7157