About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality care in a busy and rewarding specialist environment?
Ward 22 at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic 24-bedded Gastroenterology ward providing high-quality care to patients with a wide range of acute and chronic gastrointestinal conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, and other digestive disorders.
As a Clinical Support Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting the nursing team to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care. You will assist in caring for patients admitted both acutely and electively, gaining valuable experience in managing a variety of gastroenterology conditions and supporting patients before and after investigations and procedures such as endoscopy.
This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your clinical knowledge and develop your skills within a supportive and forward-thinking team. You will be involved in maintaining patient hygiene, monitoring and recording observations, supporting delegated clinical tasks, assisting with nutrition and hydration, and ensuring the ward remains a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients and visitors.
We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, caring, and committed to delivering excellent patient care. If you thrive in a collaborative setting and are eager to make a positive difference to patients' lives, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements Essential
Must understand basic requirements for personalised and individualised care. Recognition of a person's right for privacy and dignity.
Desirable
Awareness of Safeguarding issues.
Qualifications Essential
GCSE Maths and English or equivalent Care Certificate Apprenticeship Level 3 in Care or equivalent vocational experience
Further Training Essential
Ability to attend 3 day clinical induction Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Experience Essential
Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills Experience of working as a team Previous care work experience Previous face-to-face customer care experience
Desirable
Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual Requirements Essential
Flexible approach Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Kings Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG174JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)