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Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Practical Skills
Good interpersonal skills
- Practical Skills
Team working.
- Practical Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Practical Skills
Competent in written, electronic and verbal communication skills
- Behaviours/ Skills
Caring and motivated
- Behaviours/ Skills
Compassionate
- Behaviours/ Skills
Courageous
- Behaviours/ Skills
Reliable and trustworthy
- Behaviours/ Skills
Interpersonal skills, confident and enthusiastic
- Behaviours/ Skills
Willingness to learn and develop their role
- Other Requirements
Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
- Qualifications and Training
NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care, Diploma in Health Level 3, Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent experience.
- Qualifications and Training
The Care Certificate or in the absence of this the jobholder must successfully attain the Care Certificate within the first 3 months of employment.
- Qualifications and Training
Commitment to undergo training and education as required.
- Qualifications and Training
Basic skills Maths and English Level 2 (equivalent of GCSE 4-9 (A*-C)).
- Special Knowledge including experience
Significant experience of working within a healthcare setting delivering personal and clinical care.
- Special Knowledge including experience
Utilisation of planning and organisational skills
- Special Knowledge including experience
Insight into roles responsibilities of post.
- Special Knowledge including experience
Basic IT skills.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other Requirements
Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits.
- Special Knowledge including experience
Significant experience of working within the speciality or department.
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) and Ambulatory Surgical Centre (ASC), for a band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker (CSW) to assist with caring for patients within our busy and fast paced assessment units.
Main duties of the job
Candidates will be expected to work a range of flexible shifts including night, weekends and weekdays. This is an excellent opportunity for those who enjoy developing their practical and clinical skills, leadership skills and providing hands on care for patients with varying needs/conditions.
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: 18 September 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: 002151
- Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Why you should join our Team
SAU is a fast paced, busy, acute assessment area that treats and cares for patients requiring gastroenterology, urology and general surgery input. The aims and objectives of this service are to assess patients, make decisions on their treatment and intervention needs and admit/discharge as appropriate.
ASC is a relatively newly established ambulatory assessment area that is consultant led and takes referrals primarily from PCAL but also ED. The aim of this is to assess patients with emergency general surgery needs who are also mobile, independent and at low risk of any clinical deterioration
We have a well-established, supportive and hard-working team on both SAU and ASC. As a team, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve the service that we provide and experience for patients and staff. For those who may have a band 2 role and are looking to progress and improve upon their clinical knowledge and skills this would be an excellent opportunity to do so. Please contact the Band 7 if you would like more information about the role.
What you will bring to the role
This post will require the successful candidate to take a more senior role within the clinical support worker team and the candidate will be required to have competencies (or be prepared to acquire these competencies) such as venepuncture, cannulation, ECG recording, performing bladder scans in order to provide safe and timely care to the cohort of patients that we provide treatment and care for on SAU and ASC. The successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership and guidance to junior CSW staff through mentorship and support. The candidate will also work closely with nursing staff, medical staff, administrative staff and ward environment staff to ensure that patients are receiving high quality care. In addition to this, the candidate will also be required to contribute towards the daily upkeep of maintaining a safe clinical environment. For example, ensuring that there are adequate stock levels, certain safety checks are completed and assisting in ensuring that the ward environment is clean and clutter free.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Support Worker with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Clinical support worker role. The advertised salary is £25760.00 to £27476.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Oct 2026.
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