Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker

The closing date is 20 November 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional patient care in a supportive and dynamic environment?

Ward 12 at King's Mill Hospital is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Clinical Support Worker to join our busy Surgical Ward.

Our ward consists of 24 beds, including 3 bays and 12 en-suite rooms, providing an excellent environment for both patients and staff. As a Clinical Support Worker, you will work alongside our highly skilled Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver patient-centred care in a fast-paced, supportive setting.

You will play a vital role in supporting patients and the nursing team, ensuring the highest standards of care and comfort.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver and support direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
  • Provide personalised care for patients, reporting to the Nurse in Charge.
  • Assist with monitoring and restocking supplies, promoting efficient resource use.
  • Carry out delegated clerical tasks as directed.
  • Report incidents, accidents, and relevant information promptly.
  • After training, perform observations (respirations, BP, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation) and record results accurately on NerveCentre or other systems.
  • Maintain confidentiality and adhere to Information Governance principles.

Apply today and start your journey with us at King's Mill Hospital.

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:

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Details

Date posted

06 November 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-SRG-7387354

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

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

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Maths and English or equivalen
  • 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 part of a team
  • Previous care work experience
  • Previous face-to-face customer care experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual

Essential

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

Knowledge

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

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Maths and English or equivalen
  • 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 part of a team
  • Previous care work experience
  • Previous face-to-face customer care experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual

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

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 Sister

Louise Curtis

louise.curtis3@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

06 November 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-SRG-7387354

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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