Clinical Support Worker - Urology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent individual to join the Urology Team in Clatterbridge The unit is responsible for the safe assessment, delivering urology procedures, and ensuring excellent care is provided at all times.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who are hard working, have good communication skills, excellent team work and can demonstrate previous hospital care experience, and leadership skills.

It is essential that applicants have NVQ level 3 in care, or working towards, and show evidence in using extended clinical skills or be working towards extended clinical skills.

Hours: Monday - Friday (08:00am-4:00pm). Will cover 4 days.

The successful candidate will be required to assist Staff Nurse / Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist undertaking , urinalysis , bladder scan , removal of catheter

We strive to deliver a high standard of care to our patients keeping them at the heart of what we do.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting nurses and wider urology team in caring patients attending the unit for different types or urological procedure, treatments and investigation
• Assistance with personal hygiene
• Assistant with toileting
• Perform a range of clinical tasks or procedures which may includes
• Urinalysis
• Bladder scan
• Blood Glucose monitoring
• Removal of urinary catheter
• Ensure all aspects of care provided are accurately documented.
• Demonstrates own duties to new starters.
• Cannulation and venepuncture
• Stock control
• Flow rates

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.