Critical Care Senior Clinical Support Worker

The jobholder will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect compassionate care for patients in support of the multidisciplinary team. The jobholder will be expected to work under the support and supervision of a registered practitioner

The job holder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as part of the multi professional team. The jobholder is expected to plan, implement, deliver and maintain high standards of patient care. The jobholder will be skilled in taking appropriate actions to achieve the planned outcome

The jobholder will be expected to lead a team of clinical support workers and apprentice clinical support workers

The jobholder will contribute to the maintenance of an environment for effective care

The jobholder will be expected to practice in accordance within Trust policies, guidelines, standards and statutory requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries

We are looking for experienced, dynamic, motivated, compassionate individual who can ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality patient centred care to the patients nursed within our critical care units. The successful candidates will be expected to work clinically within the multi-disciplinary team, maintain high standards of practice and deliver outstanding critical care.

Cardiac Critical Care Unit is one of 5 critical care units at Leeds Teaching Hospitals., Adult Critical Care consists of 5 Critical Care units, 3 at Leeds General Infirmary General Critical Care, Cardiac Critical Care, and Neurosurgical Critical Care and 2 at St James Hospital General Critical Care and Surgical- Oncology Critical Care.

Please see attached information for more information on the units.

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit is a 15 bedded, mixed Level 3 and Level 2 area. It specialises in the care of patients following complex heart surgery including coronary bypass grafts, valve replacements and aortic aneurysm surgery.

We are one of the largest congenital heart units in the country and provide care to adults from across Yorkshire and Humber, and further afield.

Staff have access to specialised training and competency assessments on specific advanced cardiac therapies. We are one of the few centres in the UK that currently offers the cardiac Advanced Life Support course.