Senior Clinical Nursing Support Worker | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job Details

Weekday shift in Recovery at APH, 08:00‑20:00.

Desirable: Theatre / recovery experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in meeting hygiene, toilet and protection needs using own initiative under the guidance of a team leader.
• Assist patients to promote independence.
• Use hoist to lift heavy patients to transfer from bed to chair or wheelchair.
• Assist patients onto commode.
• Access patient condition, record basic observations of temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration rate.
• Use judgement to inform senior staff of abnormal findings.
• Assist in the care of dying patients, including providing support to relatives.
• Provide support for relatives.
• Assist with last offices.
• Assist with patient transfer to CT scanner, MRI and theatre.
• Assist with patient transfer during intra‑ and inter‑discharges from the hospital.
• Prepare equipment in emergencies.
• Maintain effective communication with patients and staff.
• Communicate effectively with agitated and confused patients, including those with physical and mental disabilities.
• Maintain patient confidentiality in the clinical setting.
• Prime pressure monitoring sets for arterial and central line insertion.
• Prepare non‑invasive and invasive oxygen delivery systems.
• Prepare and clean bronchoscopes as per hospital policy when other service personnel are not available (e.g., weekends and annual leave).
• Assemble and dismantle mechanical ventilators and clean them as per manufacturer instruction.
• Perform safety ventilator tests prior to use.

Advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026.

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