Clinical Nursing Support Worker

Job summary

Full time 34.00 hours post.

To provide assistance to trained staff within the SEAL Unit and to support them in delivering high standards of patient care. To ensure patients are checked in and ready for Surgical procedures. To support teams with post operative care and discharge of day case patients.

To work unsupervised using own initiative when recording patient observations.

To be responsible for a wider range of patient duties.

Main duties of the job

• Assist patients in meeting hygiene, toilet and protection needs using own initiative under the guidance of a team leader.
• Assists patients to promote independence.
• Uses hoist/manual handling equipment to transfer patients were required.
• Carry out patient assessment and record basic observations of temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration rate.
• Use judgement to inform senior staff of abnormal findings
• Able to prepare equipment in an emergency.
• Maintains effective communication with patients and staff.
• Able to communicate effectively to agitated and confused patients including patients with physical and mental disabilities.
• To be aware of and maintain requirements for patient confidentiality in the clinical setting.
• Completion of day case and inpatient admission
• Undertake Venepuncture, cannulation and ECG
• Blood glucose, ketones and INR point of care testing.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.