Apprentice Senior Clinical Support Worker inWirral inWirral PUBLISHED 8 AUG 2024

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Apprentice Emergency Senior Clinical Support Worker within the Emergency Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.

Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic, experienced Healthcare Workers who keen to deliver high standards of care within the ever changing area of Emergency Care.

Applicants should be willing to work towards NVQ Level 3, including Maths and English. They would have 18 months to complete and would develop into a Band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker.

This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s).

Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trust’s apprenticeship offer.

Provide high quality basic nursing care as directed by care plans, registered nurse/nursing associates senior staff including:

  • Assistance with personal hygiene
  • Assistant with toileting
  • Assistance with dressing/undressing
  • Ensure all patients nutritional status is maintained

Perform a range of clinical tasks or procedures which may include; (examples listed below are not exhaustive)

  • ECG acquisition
  • Peripheral IV access
  • Venepuncture
  • Basic & advanced casting
  • Pressure area risk assessment
  • Urinalysis
  • Pregnancy testing
  • Capillary blood glucose monitoring
  • Formed stoma care
  • Wound care management of simple wounds/basic dressings
  • Perform observations using an automated device
  • Removal of staples

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tom Fitzharris Job title: Lead Nurse Email address:

For further information on the apprenticeship programme please speak to a member of the Vocational Development Team on
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Apprentice Emergency Senior Clinical Support Worker within the Emergency Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.

Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic, experienced Healthcare Workers who keen to deliver high standards of care within the ever changing area of Emergency Care.

Applicants should be willing to work towards NVQ Level 3, including Maths and English. They would have 18 months to complete and would develop into a Band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker.

This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s).

Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trust’s apprenticeship offer.

Provide high quality basic nursing care as directed by care plans, registered nurse/nursing associates senior staff including:

  • Assistance with personal hygiene
  • Assistant with toileting
  • Assistance with dressing/undressing
  • Ensure all patients nutritional status is maintained

Perform a range of clinical tasks or procedures which may include; (examples listed below are not exhaustive)

  • ECG acquisition
  • Peripheral IV access
  • Venepuncture
  • Basic & advanced casting
  • Pressure area risk assessment
  • Urinalysis
  • Pregnancy testing
  • Capillary blood glucose monitoring
  • Formed stoma care
  • Wound care management of simple wounds/basic dressings
  • Perform observations using an automated device
  • Removal of staples

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tom Fitzharris Job title: Lead Nurse Email address:

For further information on the apprenticeship programme please speak to a member of the Vocational Development Team on


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