Clinical Support Worker - HCA

NHS; Wigton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider in the UK is looking for a motivated Clinical Support Worker to join their team. This role involves providing high-quality care to patients in the community, supporting personal hygiene and daily living tasks. The ideal candidate should possess a Care Certificate and have experience in health or social care. Daily working hours vary and include weekends and evenings. This position offers a salary of £24,937 to £26,598 per year, pro rata, along with numerous benefits.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars

Counselling and information service

Qualifications

• Care Certificate or willingness to obtain it is essential.
• Experience in a health, social care or rehabilitation setting is needed.
• Knowledge of community services that maintain independence.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal hygiene and daily living activities.
• Monitor and record patient information and clinical observations.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals in a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Health and social care experience

Basic IT skills

Ability to communicate tactfully

Empathy and support skills

Education

Care Certificate

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in care

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker - HCA Keswick and Solway District Nurses

The closing date is 28 January 2026

Community Health Care Assistant – Band 3

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to work within the Keswick and Solway Integrated Care Cluster (ICC). ICCs aim to address the challenges of an ageing population and increasing demand on health and care services by providing more out‑of‑hospital care and empowering people to take control of their health and wellbeing. This will require new ways of working to focus on preventing ill health and ensuring services are sustainable for the future. These new ways of working will follow the same approach across all eight ICCs with flexibility to tailor services to the needs of the local people.

This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high‑quality care, to support patients with complex needs within the community setting.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their clinical skills and expertise in caring for patients, working closely with health and social care colleagues to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence through reablement and management of long‑term conditions.

Daily working hours are between 08:30 – 22:30 over 5 days, you will be required to work weekends, evenings and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description.

As a Health Care Assistant in a multi‑disciplinary team, work with other health and social care professionals to develop the ethos of multi‑disciplinary, integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard. As a Health Care Assistant, working under the direction of a registered health care professional, undertake a range of delegated patient nursing and care duties including clinical observations and recording patient information. This will include supporting patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living.

Working largely alone and unsupervised, assess patients, plan and implement care in the community, provide advice and education to patients, carers and colleagues, maintain associated records. Carry out nursing procedures.

Carry out delegated management tasks including line management of other team members.

Flexible working is required to meet the needs of the patient group.

The Care Group is commissioned to provide 24/7 nursing services.

About us

At North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our policy for eligible vacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information (Please ask recruiting manager and delete if not appropriate). This role may be suitable for individuals returning to practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

• Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4‑month period or a one‑off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4‑month period or a one‑off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Care Certificate, evidence of professional self‑development and a willingness to undertake NVQ Level 3 training.
• NVQ Level 2, 3 or equivalent in care

Knowledge and Experience

• Able to demonstrate health, social care or rehabilitation experience in a care setting.
• Knowledge of community services that support and maintain independence.
• Knowledge of personal care tasks and activities of daily living.
• An understanding of how to support, with empathy and encouragement, individuals who may be unwell or have reduced functional capabilities.
• Self‑awareness and appreciation of own limitations.
• Previous experience of working in a team. Able to work with a wide range of people.
• Competency to provide clinical observations and basic diagnostics.
• Ability to apply practical skills to maintain patient independence.
• Able to use initiative, maintain confidentiality, exercise individual responsibility and judgement.
• Able to communicate tactfully and persuasively with colleagues, patients and carers.
• Basic IT skills.

Personal Circumstances

• Flexible and versatile approach to meet the needs of a 24/7 service.
• Ability to drive and travel independently.
• Promotes equality and values diversity (level 3).

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

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata