Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker - Ward 41

The closing date is 06 November 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about providing exceptional care to patients? We are currently seeking dedicated Clinical Support Workerto join our dynamic team onWard 41 - Acute Medicalat Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Ward 41 is a fast-paced and rewarding environment where no two days are the same. As a Clinical Support Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting patients with a wide range of medical needs, working closely with nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals to deliver high-quality, compassionate care.

This role offers a unique opportunity to:

  • Develop your clinical skills through hands-on experience and mentorship
  • Contribute to a team that values collaboration, respect, and continuous improvement
  • Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families

You will be involved in a variety of tasks including personal care, monitoring vital signs, assisting with mobility, and supporting patients' emotional wellbeing. The position includes a mixture ofday and night shiftsto meet the needs of the ward.

Apre-visit to Ward 41 is highly recommended to help you understand the environment and meet the team.

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 visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, 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 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details

Date posted

23 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

214-MED-7060885-A

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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

  • Demonstrate good communication skills
  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect

Desirable

  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 2 in care or willingness to work towards
  • Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
  • Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement

Desirable

  • NVQ 3 in care

Experience

Essential

  • Previous customer care experience and life skills
  • Previous face-to-face customer care experience
  • Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual Requirements

Essential

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

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Demonstrate good communication skills
  • Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
  • Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect

Desirable

  • Awareness of Safeguarding issues

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 2 in care or willingness to work towards
  • Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
  • Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement

Desirable

  • NVQ 3 in care

Experience

Essential

  • Previous customer care experience and life skills
  • Previous face-to-face customer care experience
  • Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • 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

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward leader

Rachel Saxelby

rachel.saxelby@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

23 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

214-MED-7060885-A

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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