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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

ITU Clinical Support Worker

The closing date is 19 March 2026

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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.

PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

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.

Details

Date posted

13 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-0251SAC

Job locations

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Good standard of secondary education

Desirable

  • GCSE or Level 2 equivalent Maths and English

Governance

Essential

  • Know the role and work within scope of practice

Clinical skills and experience

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience of acting in a caring role dealing with customer service
  • Good standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Basic IT skills
  • Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team

Desirable

  • Recent experience of working in a healthcare environment

Personal & Professional Attributes

Essential

  • Team player
  • Organisational skills
  • Role Model trust values at all times.
  • IT skills

Other Requirements

Essential

  • To be aware of and adhere to the trust vision, mission and values
  • Remain calm under pressure
Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Good standard of secondary education

Desirable

  • GCSE or Level 2 equivalent Maths and English

Governance

Essential

  • Know the role and work within scope of practice

Clinical skills and experience

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience of acting in a caring role dealing with customer service
  • Good standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Basic IT skills
  • Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team

Desirable

  • Recent experience of working in a healthcare environment

Personal & Professional Attributes

Essential

  • Team player
  • Organisational skills
  • Role Model trust values at all times.
  • IT skills

Other Requirements

Essential

  • To be aware of and adhere to the trust vision, mission and values
  • Remain calm under pressure

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

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Nurse Educator

Anna Reilly

anna.reilly@nhs.net

01233616114

Details

Date posted

13 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-0251SAC

Job locations

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


Supporting documents

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