ITU Clinical Support Worker

Job summary

Come and join us! We have excellent full time opportunities for ITU Support Workers within the Critical Care department at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. We are a busy 18 bedded mixed level unit admitting emergency and elective admissions from a variety of specialities. We are a friendly, welcoming team, working within a dynamic, responsive and growing unit.

Main duties of the job

As a unit we pride ourselves on delivering consistent high standards of holistic care. This is reflected in our ICNARC data, performance metrics and feedback from patients, relatives and visitors to our unit.

We offer a supportive environment with an extensive induction programme; this includes the Care Certificate. This is a national induction programme for all newly employed ITU Support Workers. Within EKHUFT the care certificate will form part of the non-registered development pathway and the certificate awarded will be transferable between health care settings

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above