Job overview
The Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a successful, forward-thinking organisation that is committed to providing high quality care to our patients. This role is in the Head and Neck outpatients department, supporting Ears, Nose and Throat, Maxillofacial and Ophthalmology clinics.
We have an opportunity for enthusiastic, caring individuals to join our team in the Kings Treatment Centre where we deliver a variety of outpatient services. There is the opportunity receive a variety of training to allow you to undertake visions, fields, support in minor ops and support clinicians in outpatient clinics.
The Kings Treatment Centre is a contemporary hospital-based outpatient department, with first class, spacious and state of the art clinic suites. We provide specialist consultations and a wide range of diagnostic procedures and treatments for our patients.
The primary role of the Clinical Assistant is to provide high quality care to a designated group of patients, to promote a positive patient experience, working in collaboration with all members of the multidisciplinary team to achieve this.
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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
Experience
Essential
- Previous customer care experience and life skills
Desirable
- Previous NHS care experience in an outpatient setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Care Certificate or willingness to work towards
Further Training
Essential
- Mandatory updates and customer care courses
Desirable
- Phlebotomy training
- Observation training
- Wound care training
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate good communication skills and understanding of basic requirements for individualised patient care
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Regular attendee, able to work flexibly within working hours of department
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This advert is for Outpatient Clinical Assistant - Head and Neck 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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