Clinical Support Worker Higher Level

Band 3

• Women & Children Services
• Band 3
• Permanent: 8.30am -17.30pm
• 2 x part time posts 25.5 hours and 17 hours
• 328-WAC-7441909

• Friarage Hospital
• Northallerton
• £24,937 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata)
• Yearly
• 16/10/2025 23:59

Job overview

1 x post - 25.5 hours

1 x post - 17 hours

Part-time vacancies have arisen for Clinical Support Worker Higher level to join our dynamic multidisciplinary gynaecology outpatient's team at the Friarage Hospital providing cross site cover at the James Cook University Hospital as required.

The Gynaecology Outpatients department is a busy unit providing care for patients experiencing a wide range of gynaecological conditions requiring treatment, including: Colposcopy, Hysteroscopy, Urodynamics and Urogynaecology.

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a genuine desire to work in this specialty and must be committed to delivering high quality compassionate care to women and their families.

Applicants will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and should be able to demonstrate a range of skills to meet the needs of our patients in a caring environment that promotes dignity, privacy and respect. Responsibilities would include: setting up of general and specialist clinics and equipment, venapuncture, assisting with procedures and processing specimens. A comprehensive training and competency package would need to be completed.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

· Your Leadership Impact

· Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or • Maths & English GCSE (English Language or English Literature) A-C/4-9 or • Maths & English O Level/GCE A-C or Maths & English CSE Grade 1 or • NARIC/ENIC which compares the qualification to UK GCSE (https://www.enic-naric.net/)
• Care Certificate (if you don’t hold this certificate, you would be expected to complete this during your first 6 months of employment)
• Level 3 vocational qualification or • Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or • Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3. -Theoretical knowledge -Experience of a range of care and related procedures -Clinical observations -Knowledge of relevant legislation

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal, communication & active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles & methods of communication.
• Timekeeping, planning & prioritisation skills.
• Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records & other Trust systems.
• Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.
• Working knowledge of legislation underpinning care provision.
• Ability to demonstrate the importance of holistic person-centred care & related procedures.
• Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
• Insight into behaviours and skills of a carer and the need for effective teamwork.
• Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in health or social care.
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

• Name
• Carol Thoms
• Job title
• Gynaecology Outpatient Manager
• Email address
• carol.thoms@nhs.net
• Telephone number
• 01642 850850
• Additional information

• ext 56617

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