Clinical Support Worker

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Support Worker to assist with delivering high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include personal hygiene support, nutrition access, and maintaining patient dignity. Experience is preferred, but training is available for the right candidate. Full-time and part-time shifts are available, including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred but training available for suitable candidates.
• Ability to handle clinical care duties as delegated.
• Strong communication skills and ability to support patient dignity.

Responsibilities

• Support patient personal hygiene and nutrition.
• Provide bowel and bladder care.
• Maintain patient privacy and dignity.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

The role of the Clinical Support Worker is to support in the delivery of high-quality patient care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, supporting patients to access appropriate nutrition, providing bowel and bladder care and maintaining patient privacy and dignity at all times. The post holder will undertake a range of clinical care duties as delegated by a Registered Nurse.

Experience would be preferable due to the fast pace of the role; however training could be provided for the right applicant who shows the quality and skills required for patient care in a rewarding yet challenging environment.

Vacancies

The current vacancies we have are on our Medical Wards.

Hours

The hours of work are 07:30 - 20:00 and 19:30 - 08:00

• Full time - 37.5 hours - 3 x 12 hour shifts
• Part time - 24 hours - 2 x 12 hours shifts
• Days/Nights/Weekends & Bank Holidays

Application process

Please note that recruitment for this role will follow the process below:

Wednesday 8th October 2025 - Assessment Centre and Interviews will be held at Infinity House. If you are shortlisted for this role you will need to be available to attend in person on this date. No remote/teams assessments or interviews will be available due to the face-to-face nature of the role.

About MCHFT

The role of the Clinical Support Worker is to support in the delivery of high-quality patient care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, supporting patients to access appropriate nutrition, providing bowel and bladder care and maintaining patient privacy and dignity at all times. The post holder will undertake a range of clinical care duties as delegated by a Registered Nurse.

MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.

With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million. During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its \'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd\' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.