Paediatric Clinical Support Worker

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Paediatric team is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated clinical support worker to work between the inpatient paediatric unit and paediatric day case.

It is an exciting time to join the paediatric team at Walsall due to the expansion and progression of our service. The paediatric team is leading the way in progressing virtual wards and a new team structure is creating a new dynamic way of team working. The paediatric department comprises of a 21-inpatient ward, a 12 bedded PAU, surgical day case, a virtual ward, children community nursing team and outpatient’s department.

We are looking for enthusiastic, dedicated and motivatedclinicalsupport workers, with experience of working with children and young people, who are able to work as part of a team.

We require individuals with a team working approach who will be flexible to our service needs and passionate about delivering high quality care. In return we will offer a structured development package and the opportunity to be a valued member of our team.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.

Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.

1. To provide the highest standard of nursing care for patients under supervision of a registered nurse.
2. To carry out assigned tasks including direct care and indirect care as delegated by the nursing team.
3. To support colleagues in the delivery of a high quality care.
Key Responsibilities include
1. Demonstrate effective communication skills both verbal and non verbal.
2. Be able to recognise failures in communication and report to senior staff.
3. Demonstrate high standards in record keeping.
4. Assist in the taking of patient observations and plot accurately on PEWS chart.
5. Escalate any abnormal PEWS result to the registered nurse.
6. Report any changes in the patient’s health status to the registered nurse.
7. Support registered nursing staff with clinical treatments and investigations as appropriate, to the level of knowledge and skill. This may include the escort of patients to other departments within the hospital. Ensuring patient safety & dignity is maintained.
8. Chaperone Patients, during clinical examinations as and when required, ensuring the patient’s privacy and dignity is maintained throughout.
9. Maintain safe levels of hygiene, both clinical and personal, thus ensuring adherence to Trust Infection Control Policies e.g: Gloves, protective clothing and correct hand washing.