Clinical Support Worker Higher Level Willow A/B

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North Cumbria is seeking a Clinical Support Worker to assist nurses and deliver care to patients. The role involves supporting daily living needs, ensuring privacy, and maintaining dignity. Candidates must have or be willing to obtain a Care Certificate. This full-time position offers a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Must have a Care Certificate or willingness to obtain.
• Experience as a care assistant is preferred.
• Ability to assist with daily living needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with meals and nutrition intake.
• Ensure privacy and dignity for all patients.
• Support nurses in daily care tasks.

Skills

Team collaboration

Patient care

Communication

Education

Care Certificate

Job description

Overview

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker Higher Level Willow A/B

Closing date: 03 October 2025

Band 3 Clinical Support Worker Higher Level - 37.5 Hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for band 3 Clinical support workers who are up to a new challenge and to develop their current skills.

Willow A is currently a large Renal/Haematology/General medical ward. The ward takes patients from the acute medical unit, A&E and direct admissions from both the renal clinics and from home.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic clinical support workers who want to work as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for dedicated and caring health care assistants to come and work within our friendly team. You will assist the nurses and ward staff in the day to day delivery of all care needs to our patients.

Willow A ward is a friendly team of nurses and clinical support workers who work very closely with all other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

• Ensure the nutritional needs of the patient are met by assisting them to eat and drink. Also by helping them complete their daily menu card. Be aware of increased nutritional needs. Record accurately nutritional and fluid intake, reporting concerns to Registered Nurse.
• Ensure privacy and dignity at all times

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

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
• 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.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Job responsibilities

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.

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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.

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

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Disclosure and DBS

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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