Clinical Support Worker - Ward 14 and Early Pregnancy Unit

Sfh Tr; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Support Worker to join Ward 14 and the Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU). You will provide compassionate, patient-centred care within a multidisciplinary team in a busy gynaecology setting.

This part-time role (31.5 hours/week) is NHS AfC Band 3. You will work flexibly across shifts, upholding privacy and safeguarding while supporting quality care and patient comfort for our diverse caseload.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate good communication skills and understanding of basic requirements for individual patient care.
• Recognise people’s right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect.
• Awareness of Safeguarding issues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-centered care across Ward 14 and EPU.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support safe care.
• Provide compassionate, respectful care while protecting patient privacy.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Safeguarding awareness

Education

NVQ 3 in care or equivalent

GCSE Maths & English (grade C or above)

Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks

Job description

Clinical Support Worker - Ward 14 and Early Pregnancy Unit

NHS AfC: Band 3

Main area Gynaecology Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 31.5 hours per week (24/7 service) Job ref 214-W&C-8272890-A

Site King's Mill Hospital Town Sutton-In-Ashfield Salary per annum pro rata Closing 10/11/2026 08:00

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and highly motivatedClinical Support Workerto join our dedicated team across Ward 14 and the Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU).

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and committed individual to play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within a dynamic and specialised clinical environment. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care to our patients.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical skills and experience within a supportive, progressive, and patient-focused environment. You will have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the delivery of high standards of care while developing professionally as part of a dedicated team.

If you are passionate about providing compassionate, high-quality patient care, demonstrate a strong commitment to teamwork, and are keen to make a positive difference to patients and their families, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Demonstrate good communication skills and understanding of basic requirements for individual patient care
• Recognise people’s right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
• Awareness of Safeguarding issues

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in care or equivalent or willingness to work towards
• Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
• Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement

Further Training

• Able to attend a 5-day Clinical Induction
• Committed to attending further training and development as identified

Experience

• Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Previous care work experience
• Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual Requirements

• Flexible approach
• Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends

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For the avoidance of doubt, plagiarism includes presenting the ideas or experiences of others or content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. We review all applications carefully to ensure that the information provided in your supporting statement aligns with your qualifications, work history and the duties undertaken within those roles. Your experience will also be explored further during the interview process.

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