About this role
Job summary
We are seeking enthusiastic, caring, and highly motivated Clinical Support Workers with a student nursing background to join our teams across a variety of wards and services at bothHomerton Healthcareand our Community Sites.
This opportunity is ideal for individuals who have completed nursing placementsandgained hands-on clinical experience during their nurse training and are able to confidently hit the ground running within a fast-paced healthcare environment. Applicants should already possess core Clinical Support Worker skills and be comfortable delivering direct patient care under the supervision of Registered Nurses.
You will work closely with Registered Nurses and the wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to patients, supporting routine ward activities and maintaining patient dignity, comfort, and safety at all times.
We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate existing competencies in:
Observations and recording vital signs Personal care and hygiene support Assisting with nutrition and hydration Supporting patient mobility and comfort Effective communication and teamwork Understanding of basic clinical care and ward environments The successful candidates will be proactive, compassionate, and able to use their initiative while working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
You will assist with patient hygiene needs, toileting, nutritional intake, assisting patients with their mobility and physical comfort and monitoring and recording vital signs.
You will have good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work using your own initiative as well as working as part of a team.
In conjunction with registered staff, you'll contribute to the assessment of patient's activities of daily living and the care required.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
***This role does not attract the requirements for sponsorship. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK, without the need for sponsorship***
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
***This role does not attract the requirements for sponsorship. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK, without the need for sponsorship***
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
Functional Skills or GSCE Math's and English or equivalent Relevant competency based workbooks or equivalent relevant experience to vocational qualification level 3 and Essential Skills for Clinical Support Workers
Skills/ Abilities Essential
Basic numeracy and literacy skills Venepuncture/phlebotomy skills Able to concentrate for clinical and personal care procedures of predictable and unpredictable nature including emergency situations.
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements Essential
Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a busy healthcare environment Experience of working effectively in a busy and high pressured environment
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Homerton University Hospital
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)