Clinical Support Worker - L30, L40 & CAT Unit

Job summary

The Children's Medical Wards L40, CAT Unit & L30 have vacancies for Band 3 Clinical Support Workers. Are you an experienced Clinical Support Worker delivering high standards of compassionate care who wants to advance your career and help support a team of clinical support workers and apprentice clinical support workers within the medical wards at Leeds Children's Hospital. If so, these roles may be for you. We are looking for AFC Band 3 staff to provide direct and indirect compassionate care to children and young people as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. If you think you are the right candidate for these roles please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

The jobholder will be actively involved in providing direct and indirect compassionate care for patients in support of the multidisciplinary team. The jobholder will undertake a range of delegated clinical patient care duties under the support and supervision of a registered practitioner. The jobholder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as part of the multi professional team. The jobholder is expected to plan, implement, deliver and maintain high standards of patient care. The jobholder will be skilled in taking appropriate action(s) and acting on own initiative to achieve the planned outcome. The jobholder will contribute to the maintenance of an environment for effective care. The jobholder will be expected to lead a team of clinical support workers and apprentice clinical support workers. The jobholder will be expected to practice in accordance within Trust policies, guidelines, standards and statutory requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries. The jobholder will work within a ward, clinical department or community setting as part of a multidisciplinary team. The jobholder must comply with the wearing of PPE as appropriate to the clinical situation - this may involve wearing face masks for a considerable length of time. Please see Job Description for further information.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 22 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 001605
• Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Jenni France (L30), Laura Oxley (L40) & Amber Hobson (CAT Unit) Position: Ward Managers Email: jenni.france@nhs.net, loxley@nhs.net & amber.hobson@nhs.net Phone number: 0113 3927430, 0113 3927440 & 0113 3927437

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the largest Children's Hospitals in the country.

Leeds Children's Hospital has state of the art treatments, facilities and a comprehensive development programme for Nurses.

What you will bring to the role

The successful candidates should be able to use their own initiative to achieve the planned care outcomes.

The candidate should have excellent communication skills in written, verbal and electronic format (this may include accessing and updating patient records on central databases or electronic systems).

Be able to escalate concerns with regards to patient's physical or psychological needs, or changes in their clinical condition to a registered practitioner within appropriate time frames.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.