Band 2 -Clinical Orderly Accident and Emergency Department- EDGH


Location
Eastbourne, England
Salary
£25,272 per annum, pro rata
Profession
Clinical support assistant
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
28 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
14 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

7 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Essential

    Evidence of good general education including Maths and English

  • Essential

    Ability to adapt quickly within the departmental training programme

  • Essential

    Good written and spoken English

  • Essential

    Able to work with minimum supervision

  • Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

    Ability to use own initiative

  • Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

    Flexible Approach

  • Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

    Good Communication Skills

Desirable

5 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Essential

    NVQ 1

  • Experience

    Customer Services

  • Experience

    Manual Handling & Lifting

  • Experience

    Cleaning Experience

  • Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

    Good Organisational Skills

Job overview

We are busy Acute Emergency department, treating on average 70,000 patients a year and in order to improve the standards of care and patient experience we are looking to recruit a Clinical Orderly to join and support our pro-active team.

As part of that Nursing team your duties would include general cleaning of the patient bed areas and assisting the nursing staff with essential patient equipment cleaning. All staff within the hospital have a key role to play in infection control and prevention & you could be a part of a team that makes a vital contribution to the patient’s experience during their time in hospital.

If you have good communication skills, interested in working in a clinical area, open to learning new skills and/or have experience of working in a similar environment this could be the opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

Your duties would include general cleaning of the patient bed areas and assisting the nursing staff with essential patient equipment cleaning. All staff within the hospital have a key role to play in infection control and prevention & you could be a part of a team that makes a vital contribution to the patient’s experience during their time in hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

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.

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This advert is for Band 2 -Clinical Orderly Accident and Emergency Department- EDGH with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Eastbourne, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Clinical support assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Sep 2026.

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