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Clinical Support Worker with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England, United Kingdom
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, permanent position in the Clinical Support Team at the Christie Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) Centre in Withington Manchester. The role is that of Clinical Support Worker (CSW) and involves a varied range of roles and daily duties incorporating both clerical and clinical skills. The role of the CSW role is supporting the patient and the service throughout their course of the patient’s treatment as they attend for PBT. Working with patients on a daily basis CSW will be responsible for a range of supportive duties working alongside the radiographers in treatment and imaging, as well as clerical and administrative work. It is preferable for candidates to have some experience of working in a healthcare setting but not essential as training will be provided for this highly specialised role Working shifts to cover the needs of the service. Example shifts include 7am-3pm and 11am-7pm. These may vary depending on work area. Permanent 37.5hours over 5 days The CSW assists the clinical teams in supporting patients whilst they are receiving treatment. This includes assisting radiographers in the production, management and maintenance of radiotherapy immobilisation devices, liaising with patients on a daily basis, supporting patients by building a rapport, feeding back important information to the clinical team. Some clinical duties will be required such as changing dressings, capturing and recording of patient clinical observations. This role also includes a range of administrative duties using Trust systems to capture and record information tracking and maintain patient records. Good IT skills in addition to the willingness and commitment to learn multiple Trust IT systems are necessary. Applicants should possess excellent communication skills as they will be supporting patients and carers of all ages, including a large number of paediatric patients and families travelling from all over the UK. Applicants should have a strong team work ethic and be willing to interact with a range of professions. As a novel service flexibility is essential to meet the needs of an evolving workload. Therefore a CSW will need to have a flexible attitude to work, with the ability to adapt when the service requires. Current clinical hours of the service are covered by a range of shift patterns as described in the job description and are distributed evenly amongst the team. The Christie PBT centre is the first of its kind to open in the UK, providing this novel treatment on behalf of NHS England the centre treats patients from across the UK attracting like-minded professionals to a range of professions. This is an interesting role with a diverse daily routine that will continue to develop and grow to support the service with ample opportunities for the post holder to contribute to this direction and progress. With a new CSW workforce structure in place there is ample opportunity for personal development and professional progression within the team, service and Trust which is encouraged and supported by all levels of management. Those wishing to discuss flexible working approaches are encouraged to contact the recruiting manager to discuss ahead of application. The Christie PBT Centre treats adult and paediatric patients from across the UK. The CSW team are responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic patient care to visiting patients and families. This is an interesting role with a diverse daily routine. With a new team structure there is opportunity for personal development and professional progression within the team, service and Trust, which is supported by all levels of management. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marie Morgan Job title: Administration Manager Email address: marie.morgan16@nhs.net Telephone number: 0161 918 7170