Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking enthusiastic, hard-working and approachable individuals who are dedicated to providing high standards of holistic, quality care to join our team within the Emergency Department as a Clinical Support Worker.
As a Clinical Support Worker in our Emergency Department, you will be at the heart of delivering essential care and support to patients during times of critical need. This is a highly rewarding role where you will assist in providing emergency care, ensuring that patients and their families receive the best possible experience in sometimes challenging and fast-paced circumstances.
In this role, you will be expected to demonstrate empathy, professionalism and dedication in every aspect of your work. You'll support a multidisciplinary team in caring for patients with a wide range of conditions, contributing to the assessment, treatment, and monitoring of patients. By joining our Emergency Department, you will play an important role in a team committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.
This is a 24 hour service and will be expected to work a various shift pattern.
Apply now to join our team and make a difference in health care!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
- Recognise people’s right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
Desirable
- Awareness of Safeguarding issues
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Previous care work experience
- Previous face-to-face customer care experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in a hospital setting
Contractual
Essential
- Flexible approach
- Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
- Care Certificate
- Apprenticeship Level 3 in Care or equivalent vocational experience
Further Training
Essential
- Ability to attend 3 day clinical induction
- Committed to attending further training and development as identified
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This advert is for Clinical Support Worker - Emergency Department with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton In Ashfield, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 19 Jul 2026.
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