Clinical Support Worker

1. Support specialist areas within Centralised Outpatients with the competency based skills required for the specialty. 2. To promote and deliver patient centred care aligned with the Trust vision and Nursing and Midwifery strategy. 3. To support a continuously improving service, in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives and the NHS Performance framework including digital technology. 4. To continually develop professionally to ensure the post holder has the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet the service/specialty requirements. 5. To help maintain a clean and safe department. 6. Contribute to managing stock levels and ordering stock appropriately 7. Maintains effective communication with patients, carers, relatives and staff., Provide support to specialist areas within Centralised Outpatients. Completion of specific competencies to support specialist clinics. Ongoing development of knowledge and skills in order to maintain competence. Setting up clinics to meet the requirements of the service. Maintaining a safe, clean environment in line with IPC requirements. Maintains effective communication with patients, carers, relatives and staff. Participate in programmes of in-service training as required. Chaperoning of patients as required. Establish and maintain good relationships with patients, carers and staff alike. Use of digital technology that supports the Outpatient services. Safe use of equipment required to support Outpatient activity.

• Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early
Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method. As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening: Disclosure and Barring Scheme (previously Criminal Records Bureau) Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the recruitment team on . It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust. Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted. For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust , you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff). As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable. If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant. North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy., As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly. We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer. What does this mean? We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes, by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health. We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defence people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community. We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.

Clinical Support Worker - At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we are on a continuous journey seeking motivated Clinical Support Workers to join our teams at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. It is an essential requirement that you have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Care to apply for this role. We have exciting opportunities for a Clinical Support Worker within Centralised Outpatients team. The successful candidate will work as part of the Centralised Outpatient team and will focus attention on development of specific speciality competencies required to meet the service need. Working in Centralised Outpatients will open up some excellent opportunites for the successful candidate to develop knowledge and skills. The role requires post holder to be able to undertake other duties to meet the changing needs and priorities of the Trust and service. This may include seven days working, evenings, weekends and bank holidays on any trust premises.

We are on a continuous journey of improvement and transformation , however our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients' experience the best it can possibly be. With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside., At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience. We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards. We actively encourage staff involvement with staff networking events and staff survey "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"