Clinical Support Worker - Colchester
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job overview
Are you passionate about patient care and looking to start/develop your career in healthcare? We are recruiting Clinical Support Workers at Bands 2 & 3, offering fantastic opportunities for career progression into nursing, allied health professions, or specialist areas such as theatres.
We are currently recruiting for Healthcare Support Workers, Therapy Assistants and Theatre Support Workers across Colchester General Hospital. We welcome applications from individuals with or without prior healthcare experience who are eager to build a career in the NHS.
Our recruitment approach focuses on supporting your professional growth through Apprenticeship programmes that develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to deliver high-quality patient care.
Our assessment day is designed to establish your skills and experience, and to signpost you to the right pathway. If successful you will be offered one of the following pathways:
- Recruitment to band 3 for those with relevant previous NHS experience and/or qualifications, and the opportunity to complete a level 3 apprenticeship
- Recruitment to band 2 to upskill you into clinical care, and the opportunity to complete either a level 3 apprenticeship, or join our level 2 Academy
- Recruitment to a band 2 in our Academy for those new to care or with little prior experience (Please see attached Apprentice Flyer)
Main duties of the job
Applicants must be able to meet & provide the following:
- Attend an Assessment Day at Colchester Hospital on Tuesday, 23rd March 2026
- Academy Starters will need to commit to a start date in line with the Apprenticeship Academy Program.
- Have residency status that allows you to work. Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for these roles.
- Meet pre employment requirements including ability to provide references to cover the last three years/satisfactory DBS check & Occupational Health requirement
- As you will be working shifts including nights you must be 18 or older at commencement
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.