Job Description

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Senior Health Care Support Worker, Chemotherapy Treatment Unit, CCC Liverpool, Full time- 37.5 hours
8-6 Monday to Friday with the potential of Saturday working in the future.A full time opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to work alongside and support our chemotherapy team. The post provide support to Registered Nurses and other members of the multi-professional team to deliver nursing care and treatment within the out-patient chemotherapy environment and includes the chemotherapy network clinics.The Senior Health Care Support Worker role also involves the undertaking of clerical duties; providing hands-on care, assistant and emotional support to patients and their relatives; performing phlebotomy, perform observations T.P.R. BM urinalysis and to monitor blood transfusions patients, record observations and maintain documentation.Excellent communication skills are essential and cannulation experience is desired.The successful candidate should have efficient computer skills to ensure that patients are correctly clerked and details inputted are accurate. The main skills that will achieved through training are access of central venous access devices. General healthcare duties include supporting patients and caring for them and their ADLs
Main duties of the job
This position would suit a friendly, happy and approachable person that has some experience in healthcare. Due to the nature of patient's treatment they may feel comfortable talking to HCSW as they can be the first person they meet when arriving on the unit.
Including:

• To assist chemotherapy nursing staff
• To undertake clerical duties
• To provide hands-on care, assistant and emotional support topatients and their relatives
• To provide indirect support, as part of the Chemotherapy NursingTeam, to ensure that the area to which they are assigned functionseffectively.
• To drive to network clinics and provide the same support and duties in these outreach clinics
• To perform phlebotomy, perform observations T.P.R. BM urinalysis
• To monitor blood transfusions patients, record observations and maintain documentation
• To perform cannulation when necessary.
• IT skills and knowledge required.

About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Date posted
28 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
xc2xa324,625 to xc2xa325,674 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
158-24-532-LCTU
Job locations
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
• Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an apprenticeship in clinical healthcare.
• Holds National Care Certificate

Desirable

• Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Knowledge
Essential

• Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
• Caring / supportive attitude
• Knowledge of Infection Control processes
• Knowledge of Safeguarding processes

Experience
Essential

• Experience working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of caring for patients

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
• Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an apprenticeship in clinical healthcare.
• Holds National Care Certificate

Desirable

• Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Knowledge
Essential

• Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
• Caring / supportive attitude
• Knowledge of Infection Control processes
• Knowledge of Safeguarding processes

Experience
Essential

• Experience working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of caring for patients