Clinical Support Worker- Vin Opd

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We require a friendly, motivated, hardworking committed healthcare assistant to join our outpatient team. You need to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills; you are required to be self-motivated with initiative. You will work independently within the multidisciplinary team always ensuring the patients needs are met. You will be working under supervision of a registered health professional.

The role of the Clinical Support Worker (CSW) is to support in the delivery of high-quality patient care who actively participates in and supports the registered nurses and clinicians in the outpatient clinics. The post holder will undertake a range of clinical care duties within the speciality clinics assisting, including minor operations as delegated by a Registered Nurse. An agreed range of duties are carried out independently following assessment of competence.

The CSW will be assisting in aspects of patient preparation for minor surgery, chaperoning patients, assisting in eye assessments, and administering eye drops once competent (VIN OPD ONLY). CSW may help with personal hygiene, supporting patients to access appropriate nutrition, providing bowel and bladder care and maintaining patient privacy and dignity at all times. They must have a good understanding of IT and accessing and the movement of patient medical records paperless and paper.
Please refer to the attached Job Description.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children’s health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.

We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives. At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

A proficient support worker who actively participates in the assessment, planning, Implementation and evaluation of care by working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team/others to meet the needs of patients and their families. An agreed range of duties are carried out independently following assessment of competence. The clinical support worker also assists with the…