Clinical Support Worker - Frailty Same Day Emergency Care

Main area Acute Elderly medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Secondment option also and part time hours considered.) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Various hours available) Job ref 331-8040008-UHMB

Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Lancaster Infirmary Town Lancaster Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

Clinical Support Worker - Frailty Same Day Emergency Care

NHS AfC: Band 3

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker within Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FIT SDEC).

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is keen to take on a nursing support role within a busy and fast paced Frailty SDEC unit.

You will be expected to perform clinical skills and aid assessment of medical patients referred into the FIT SDEC Unit, skills such as observations, ECG's, bloods and cannulation will be completed daily with additional clinical skills such as blood cultures, urinary analysis, capillary blood gas collection, and the collection of blood products been expected after full training.

The Frailty pathway is a new and developing service and you can be part of this exciting opportunity to develop a new service.

this will be a 6 month fixed term contract / secondment opportunity with the potential to extend or be made permanent

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and receive structured appraisal, support, mentorship and training.

As a Clinical Support Worker you will:

• Work in support of and under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), providing nursing care and assistance to patients within defined parameters specified by the Registered Nurse.
• Perform clinical skills ie. venepuncture, ECG and cannulation
• Provide basic patient care and document that care in the patient records.
• Work effectively with the multidisciplinary team in order to achieve desired outcomes that promote the well being of patients.
• Assist the RN’s in the delivery of care to a designated patient group, demonstrating an ability to prioritise such care.
• Assist in the implementation of direct clinical care.
• Determine the comfort of patients by talking and listening to them and building up a rapport.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Education and qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Willingness to undertake NVQ level 2 in care related area
• Willingness to undertake NVQ level 3 in care related area
• Care certificate

Experience

• Previous experience of working with the general public
• Worked within an acute clinical area as a Clinical Support Worker
• Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids

Skills, ability and knowledge

• Good basic hygiene skills
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative or with minimal supervision
• Advanced clinical skills ie. venepuncture
• Awareness of the NHS structure and current issues

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 4 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.