Clinical Support Worker for Neurology

This role is for a forward thinking and pro active band 3. This role undertakes chaperoning patients during Neurology consultations, phlebotomy service for patients with MS and also some genetic testing. There is also opportunities to be involved in audits, service improvement and also day to day running of the neurology outpatient department in this small medical Centre., The main duties of the role include:
Chaperoning patients undergoing neurology appointments
Providing support emotionally to those patients.
Undertaking a specific MS Disease Modifying Drugs phlebotomy service
Undertaking genetic testing for Neurologists
Undertaking baseline observations such as lying/standing BP for patients with Parkinson's Disease.
Routine audits to ensure the service/department is compliant
Fridge temperature checks- escalate effectively if errors reported.
routine Botox/Dysport stock monitoring.
ordering and Stock check using NHS supply chain as well as other stock ordering, including but not ;limited to gloves, hypodermic needles, tourniquets, neuro tips.
Generating and printing blood request forms

Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly., Within the role of Clinical Support Worker for Neurology the successful candidate will work closely with the Neurologists and Clinical Nurse specialists within the Shawbirch Medical Centre providing excellent care to patient's with long standing neurological condition's. This role will include but not exhaust responsibilities such as undertaking specific phlebotomy services for patient's of Disease modifying drugs for MS as well as initiation bloods for patient's with Parkinson's Disease commencing Apomorphine. As well as this genetic testing is required for certain aspects of neurology care. There will also be an expectation of the candidate chaperoning patient's within their Consultant appointments, providing emotional support when required. Alongside this the candidate will be required to undertake stock takes of medication/stock and pro-actively order when supplies run low. This is an exciting position for someone who would like to extend their clinical and
non-clinical skills within the NHS., Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.