Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Job summary

Exciting Opportunities in Our Medicine Division!

Are you ready to take the next step in your healthcare career? We're currently recruiting for multiple positions for Clinical Support Workers across a variety of dynamic and rewarding wards within our Medicine Division at King's Mill Hospital / Newark Hospital:

  • RSU (Ward 21 KMH)
  • Sconce Ward (Newark Hospital)
  • Stroke Unit (KMH)
  • Cardiology (Ward 23 KMH)
  • Diabetes/Endocrine (Wards 24 & 34 KMH)
  • General Medicine (Ward 41 KMH)
  • Respiratory (Wards 43 & 44 KMH)
  • Elderly Care (Wards 42 & 51 KMH)
  • Woodland Ward (Ward 52 KMH)

During the shortlisting process, you'll have the opportunity to express your preference for the area that best matches your skills and interests.

As part of the recruitment journey, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend our Recruitment Open Dayheld atKing's Mill Hospital--a fantastic chance to meet the team and explore the environment you could soon be part of.

You will assist with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical duties--from helping patients with personal care and mobility, to performing basic observations and supporting ward administration. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a healthcare setting, develop your skills, and contribute to continuous improvement in patient services.

Whether you're starting your career in healthcare or looking to build on existing experience, this role offers a rewarding and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupa

Details

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-MED-7280204

Job locations

Kingsmill Hospital / Newark Hospital

Mansfield Road / Boundary Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield / Newark

NG174JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

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

QualificationsAcademic/Craft/Professional

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

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

Contractual Requirements

Essential

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

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

QualificationsAcademic/Craft/Professional

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

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

Contractual Requirements

Essential

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingsmill Hospital / Newark Hospital

Mansfield Road / Boundary Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield / Newark

NG174JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingsmill Hospital / Newark Hospital

Mansfield Road / Boundary Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield / Newark

NG174JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron Medicine

Adam Vickers

adam.vickers2@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-MED-7280204

Job locations

Kingsmill Hospital / Newark Hospital

Mansfield Road / Boundary Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield / Newark

NG174JL


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