Clinical Skills Worker

Assist in the delivery of a high standard of patient care, observing and reporting specific changes and documenting care given.

Assist senior staff with coordinating department flow, liaising with bed management team, updating FirstNet/e-Care, assisting with patient transfers and other duties as required.

Delivery of careo Ensure own actions are consistent with clinical governance systems and practice in accordance with agreed standards of care

o Adhere to the basic principles of infection control demonstrating effective hand hygiene and awareness of potential cross infection.

o Accompany patients to other wards/departments as required.

o Carry out clinical interventions identified as part of the role and for which competency has been assessed, including recording of ECGs, phlebotomy, cannulation and blood glucose testing, documentingand reporting the results

o Demonstrate basic cleaning and decontamination of communal equipment between patient use and / or storage.

o Carry out minor treatments for patients, for example: wound care and simple dressings.

o Accurately use IT systems to record observations, treatments and all aspects of care

o Follow trust policies in accordance with the Trust objectives, Carry out clinical interventions identified as part of the role and for which competency has been assessed, including recording of ECGs, phlebotomy, cannulation and blood glucose testing, documentingand reporting the results

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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.