Clinical Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
Join the dynamic team at Newark Hospital's Urgent Treatment Centre as a Clinical Support Worker. You will provide direct patient care under the guidance of medical and nursing teams, performing tasks like recording observations, ECGs, venepuncture, and managing patient hygiene. This role involves supporting clinical teams to deliver high-quality care and offers a chance to develop your career in a challenging and rewarding environment.
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills written and oral.
- Good time management skills.
- Good customer care skills.
- A good standard of general education. English language GCSE Grade C or above.
- NVQ level 3 or will be working towards this.
Desirable criteria
- SFH Care Certificate
- Other factors
- Team player
- Highly motivated
- Flexible
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to work under pressure
- Evidence of working with the public.
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
- Contractual
- Full or part-time hours working a variety of shifts over a seven day period
- Reception cover
- Clean Driving License
- Further Training
- Phlebotomy and cannulation
- ECG recording
- Catheterisation
- Point of Care testing
- Wound management
- Plaster Application
- Excellent communication skills written and oral.
- Good time management skills.
- Good customer care skills.
- A good standard of general education. English language GCSE Grade C or above.
- NVQ level 3 or will be working towards this.
- SFH Care Certificate
- Other factors
- Team player
- Highly motivated
- Flexible
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to work under pressure
- Evidence of working with the public.
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
- Contractual
- Full or part-time hours working a variety of shifts over a seven day period
- Reception cover
- Clean Driving License
- Further Training
- Phlebotomy and cannulation
- ECG recording
- Catheterisation
- Point of Care testing
- Wound management
- Plaster Application
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Support Worker
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about healthcare and making a real difference in people's lives? Join our dynamic team at Newark Hospital's Urgent Treatment Centre, an essential part of the esteemed Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
As a Clinical Support Worker, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with skilled professionals in a multi-disciplinary environment, delivering high-quality care to a diverse range of patients. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and contribute to the well-being of the local community.
You'll play a key role in providing exceptional support to our clinical teams, ensuring that patients receive the best care possible during their time of need. This role is both challenging and rewarding, offering the chance to make a real impact in the healthcare field.
Main duties of the job
- To provide direct patient care as a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker under the guidance of the Medical and Nursing team.
- Main roles involve recording observations, ECG recording, Venopuncture, Cannulation, running blood tests.
- Managing patients hygiene needs, patient escort, chaperone and plaster application with some wound management.
- Required to cover some Reception roles if needed as well as stock moni
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