Clinical Health Care Support Worker - Band 3 Maternity Triage - #145779

Maternity Triage at Pilgrim Hospital are seeking Clinical Health Care Support Workers to work within our team ensuring delivery of high standards of patient care

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to learn and develop extended skills , amongst further educational and professional development opportunities.

CHCSW duties focus on all aspects included in the job description and are patient focussed. Duties include supporting the registered work force with patient admissions , transfers and discharges . Recording & monitoring of patient observations, performing extended skills ( once training complete) . Ensuring patient needs are met such as hygiene, nutrition, mobility. Working closely with the registrant workforce on the unit to ensure the departments daily running , maintaining stock management and a clean environment.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Ludkins Job title: ANC/ Maternity Triage Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01522 573320