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Job Overview
An opportunity is available to join the Community and Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics (CNP) Team as a Children’s Community Clinical Support Worker. This role involves working with a dynamic and diverse team, alongside a Community Clinic Facilitator who plays a crucial part in community services.
Role Overview
The position focuses on ensuring a positive, supportive experience for children, young people, and families attending community clinics. It contributes to exceptional care and enhanced patient outcomes, supporting a team that strives for excellence.
Essential Attributes
- Experience working with children and families.
- Strong communication skills.
- Adaptability to changing priorities.
- Innovation and a commitment to making a difference.
- A collaborative, caring mindset.
Main Duties of the Job
The role requires a commitment to supporting high-quality service delivery. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with adaptability, reliability, and approachability, are essential.
Core Responsibilities
- Supporting the CNP Team by facilitating clinics, ensuring seamless outpatient service delivery.
- Obtaining growth measurements and observations to aid clinical decisions.
- Working independently without direct supervision while escalating concerns as necessary.
- Developing and maintaining strong management and organisational skills.
- Acting as a patient advocate, safeguarding privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
- Monitoring patient satisfaction and addressing issues proactively.
The position also includes involvement in service transformation plans and collaboration with Community Paediatricians to enhance service delivery.
Working for the Organisation
The organisation comprises a dedicated workforce of 10,000 people delivering services to 370,000 individuals locally and specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire and Cumbria.
This role offers access to development opportunities, skill acquisition, and interaction with diverse teams. It provides an avenue to contribute meaningfully to patient care while supporting innovation and continuous improvement.
The department has received recognition through a Gold Star Accreditation and nomination for a Health Academy Award, highlighting its excellent learning environment.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitating high-quality clinic services in children’s community outpatient settings, ensuring smooth operations and effective collaboration with staff.
- Collecting growth measurements and observations to support clinical decisions.
- Operating independently while ensuring timely escalation of issues.
- Demonstrating strong organisational and time-management capabilities.
- Upholding patient privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
- Monitoring patient satisfaction and proactively addressing concerns.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential Criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent clinical experience with children and young people.
- GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C or above, or equivalent numeracy and literacy skills.
Desirable Criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential Criteria
- Significant experience working with children and families, including those with health needs.
- Basic understanding of nursing care organisation.
- Awareness of confidentiality concepts and applications.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience in a healthcare setting, especially paediatric outpatient care.
Additional Information
Applications must be submitted before midnight, December 11, 2024. Early applications are advised as the vacancy may close once sufficient applications are received.
Updates on application progress will be communicated via email. Candidates are encouraged to check their email regularly, including spam/junk folders.
The organisation is committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Applications from individuals of all backgrounds are welcome.
Application Guidance
To enhance chances of success, align qualifications, skills, and experiences with the criteria in the person specification. Use real-life examples to demonstrate expertise and achievements.
Flexible Working and Wellbeing Support
The organisation offers flexible working options and comprehensive wellbeing support to promote a positive work-life balance.
Disclosure and Barring Service Checks
Roles requiring DBS checks will have costs recovered from salaries. Charges depend on the level of the check required. DBS checks remain free for volunteer roles.
Trust Policies
Adherence to infection prevention and control processes, including mask-wearing and social distancing, is mandatory.
Further details about the role and the organisation can be found in the application guide or on the official website.
Applications are encouraged to reflect genuine skills and experiences, as reliance on AI-generated content without personalisation may impact evaluation negatively.
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