Clinical / Integrated Support Worker Higher Level (Thirsk Community)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Thirsk; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Clinical / Integrated Support Worker Higher Level for Thirsk Community. The role involves supporting the Thirsk Community Nursing Team, with potential across Hambleton & Richmondshire/MRC locality.

Role requires vehicle access for work and flexibility to cover hours 08:00–20:00 as needed. Applicants should have health or social care experience, Level 2 numeracy/literacy, care certificate (or willingness to obtain), and Level 3

Qualifications

• Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
• Care Certificate (or willingness to work towards)
• Level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent to Level 3 in patient and clinical care duties
• Completion of WASP competencies and Trust insulin/oral medication administration training per SOP
• Experience of working in health or social care
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations
• Understanding of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation
• Knowledge of safeguarding
• GDPR/confidentiality awareness
• Disclosure to the DBS process as part of recruitment

Responsibilities

• Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Skills

Numeracy & Literacy

Documentation

Analytical judgment

Confidentiality awareness

Job description

Clinical / Integrated Support Worker Higher Level (Thirsk Community)

The closing date is 30 September 2026

We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker (Higher Level) to support the Thirsk Community Nursing Team based at the Lambert Hospice, YO7 1LU.

There is an expectation, at times to cover service need, the candidate may be asked to work to support another community nursing team within Hambleton & Richmondshire/MRC locality.

Currently our core service hours are between 0800 - 1800 Monday - Sunday however this is currently under review and potentially our future working hours will be between 0800 hours - 2000 hours.

Successful candidates will be experienced in working in a health care setting however community experience would be an advantage and candidates must have:

• Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
• Care certificate (willing to work towards if already holdsNVQ level 3)
• Level 3 vocational qualificationorShort courses and completion of competency workbookequivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical careduties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in arange of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3;- Theoretical knowledge- Experience of a range of care and related procedures.- clinical observations- knowledge of relevant legislation

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and be able to work on their own and as part of the team.

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or ? Maths & English (English Language or English Literature) GCSE A-C/4-9 or ? Maths & English O Level/GCE A-C or ? Maths & English CSE Grade 1 or ? NARIC/ENIC which compares the qualification to UK GCSE (https://www.enic-naric.net/)
• Care Certificate (if you don't hold this certificate, you would be expected to complete this during your first 6 months of employment)
• Level 3 vocational qualification or ? Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or ? Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3. - Theoretical knowledge - Experience of a range of care and related procedures - clinical observations - knowledge of relevant legislation
• Completion (at the point of start date or within the probationary period) of the WASP competencies and Trust face to face training session related to insulin administration, and/or oral medication administration, following the Trust approved standard operating procedure and policy.

Experience

• Experience of working in health or social care.
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.

Knowledge & Skills

• Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
• Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.
• Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding.
• Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality

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 name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust