# Senior Clinical Support Worker - Ward 4 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Cheshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-support-worker-ward-4/183e4dd1-67e3-423e-bfaa-c2325a4ae446 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-support-worker-ward-4/183e4dd1-67e3-423e-bfaa-c2325a4ae446.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** East Cheshire NHS Trust - **Town:** Macclesfield - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T10:03:25.650Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Victoria_Road_Macclesfield/East_Cheshire_NHS_Trust/Acute_Integrated_Care/Acute_Integrated_Care-v8047827 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047827?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eastcheshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview East Cheshire NHS Trust is looking to appoint enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate people to join our team of Senior Clinical Support Workers. We are looking for Senior Clinical Support Workers who are capable of working in a busy, challenging and rewarding environment who possess excellent communication skills, can maintain a high degree of confidentiality and are able to work to deadlines, provide excellent personal care to our patients and work as part of team. Duties will include providing a high standard of care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, maintaining patient tissue integrity and providing pressure area care, recording of observations, liaising with the patient's families and the general public and supporting your colleagues in providing a positive experience for the patient. We can offer a range of working opportunities including full and part time hours covering a variety of shift patterns over a 7 day rota including early, lates and night duty, weekends and Bank Holidays. Hours per week: 37.5 We welcome applications from Graduate visa holders; it is important to note that you must have a minimum of 6 months before this expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons. Non-UK or Irish applicants should check their visa and this role’s eligibility for sponsorship before applying. For further information please visit Visas and immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) ### Main duties of the job Please be advised we are unable to provide Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship to non-UK residents. What we can offer you: - Flexible working opportunities with various shifts including early (7:00-15:00), late (13:00-20:00), long day (7:00-20:00) and night shifts (19:30-7:30) - Upon commencement, you will be provided with clinical training and supported to complete the Care Certificate within the first three months of employment - Annual Leave of 28 days plus bank holidays (increasing upon 5 and 10 years’ service) - Optional enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme - Health and Wellbeing support including access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - Career progression opportunities including apprenticeships - Salary sacrifice schemes including car lease and cycle to work - Recognition for your hard work through our employee and team of the month programme - Access to thousands of money saving offers via NHS discounts Main duties of the job - Providing patients with food and drink and assisting where needed - Escorting and assisting patients in visiting the toilet, washing and getting dressed - Supporting wound and skin management - Recording and documenting patient observations e.g. temperature - Recognising signs of deterioration and progression through observation and conversation and escalating any such matters promptly. - Liaising with doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, porters and social workers - Supporting the routine of the ward including responding to visitor and patient needs ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information. Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role. As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage Careers :: East Cheshire NHS Trust for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application. While this is not discouraged, it is essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting information section as these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for. We kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process and being a member of East Cheshire NHS Trust. Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications. We look forward to receiving your application. ## Job Details East Cheshire NHS Trust is looking to appoint enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate people to join our team of Senior Clinical Support Workers. We are looking for Senior Clinical Support Workers who are capable of working in a busy, challenging and rewarding environment who possess excellent communication skills, can maintain a high degree of confidentiality and are able to work to deadlines, provide excellent personal care to our patients and work as part of team. Duties will include providing a high standard of care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, maintaining patient tissue integrity and providing pressure area care, recording of observations, liaising with the patient's families and the general public and supporting your colleagues in providing a positive experience for the patient. We can offer a range of working opportunities including full and part time hours covering a variety of shift patterns over a 7 day rota including early, lates and night duty, weekends and Bank Holidays. Hours per week: 37.5 We welcome applications from Graduate visa holders; it is important to note that you must have a minimum of 6 months before this expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons. Non-UK or Irish applicants should check their visa and this role’s eligibility for sponsorship before applying. For further information please visit Visas and immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) ## Job Description Please be advised we are unable to provide Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship to non-UK residents. What we can offer you: Flexible working opportunities with various shifts including early (7:00-15:00), late (13:00-20:00), long day (7:00-20:00) and night shifts (19:30-7:30) Upon commencement, you will be provided with clinical training and supported to complete the Care Certificate within the first three months of employment Annual Leave of 28 days plus bank holidays (increasing upon 5 and 10 years’ service) Optional enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme Health and Wellbeing support including access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Career progression opportunities including apprenticeships Salary sacrifice schemes including car lease and cycle to work Recognition for your hard work through our employee and team of the month programme Access to thousands of money saving offers via NHS discounts Main duties of the job Providing patients with food and drink and assisting where needed Escorting and assisting patients in visiting the toilet, washing and getting dressed Supporting wound and skin management Recording and documenting patient observations e.g. temperature Recognising signs of deterioration and progression through observation and conversation and escalating any such matters promptly. Liaising with doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, porters and social workers Supporting the routine of the ward including responding to visitor and patient needs ## Responsibilities Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information. Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role. As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage Careers :: East Cheshire NHS Trust for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application. While this is not discouraged, it is essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting information section as these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for. We kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process and being a member of East Cheshire NHS Trust. Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications. We look forward to receiving your application. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience within healthcare / care setting **Desirable** - Previous experience in speciality where appropriate e.g. respiratory, dementia ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ Level 3 in direct care/customer services - Care certificate - Successful completion of the Be AWARE to Care course (or equivalent) **Desirable** - Level 2 qualification in functional maths and English ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate evidence of Senior Clinical Support Worker competencies (appendix 1) - Demonstrates good insight into roles and responsibilities of the post - Able to demonstrate an understanding of principles of effective customer care - Working as part of a team - Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of quality care - Evidence of Band 2 competency - Be competent in the recording of clinical sign observations - Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills; within a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding - Demonstrates literacy and numeracy skills - Able to present factual information and refer to questions to others where appropriate - Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy - Basic IT skills e.g. e-mail **Desirable** - Be competent in venepuncture - Be competent in cannula insertion - Be competent in the recordings for ECG - Blood glucose monitoring ### Further Information **Essential** - Please provide any additional relevant information to support your application. Please note that this is a non-scoring question. ### Other Role Requirements **Essential** - Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further role requirements. ## Documents - [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 871.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10389014) - [clinical competency framework (pdf, 287.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10390842) - [east cheshire nhs trust applicant pack (pdf, 351.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10389013) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 236.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10389015) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.