# Clinical Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-support-worker/c03ea3aa-1a1a-4f22-b4f3-d918b9968127
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** King's Mill Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T13:08:36.313Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8186136
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8186136?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

As a Clinical Support Worker on Ward 25, you will play a vital and rewarding role in supporting children and young people aged 0–18 during their hospital journey. Working alongside Registered Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help provide compassionate, safe and personalised care to patients with a range of medical and surgical needs.

You will make a meaningful difference every day by supporting children with personal care, nutrition, hydration, comfort and mobility, while promoting dignity, independence and wellbeing. Following appropriate training and competency assessment, you will undertake clinical duties such as recording observations and blood glucose levels, recognising changes in a patient’s condition and promptly escalating concerns.

The role is varied and offers the opportunity to contribute to the smooth running of the ward, including maintaining a safe environment, supporting clinical activities, monitoring supplies and assisting with patient transfers and investigations.

This is a fulfilling role where teamwork, compassion, reliability and good communication are highly valued. You will be supported through training and ongoing development, giving you the opportunity to build your clinical skills and progress within your career while making a genuine difference to the care and experience of children and young people.

### 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

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
- Experience of working as a team
- Previous care work experience
- Previous face-to-face customer care experience

**Desirable**

- Previous experience in a hospital setting

### 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

### Knowledge Requirements

**Essential**

- Must understand basic requirements for personalised and individualised care
- Recognition of a person’s right for privacy and dignity

**Desirable**

- Awareness of Safeguarding issues

### Contractual Requirements

**Essential**

- Flexible approach
- Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends

## Documents

- [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702)
- [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448)
- [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938)
- [band 3 job description (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10490059)

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