ITU Clinical Support Worker | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in the UK is seeking full-time ITU Support Workers for their Critical Care department at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. Candidates will provide high standards of holistic care within a busy 18-bed unit, engaging in a supportive environment that includes an extensive induction programme with a transferable Care Certificate. This role emphasizes compassion and teamwork, contributing to crucial patient care in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of holistic care.
• Work within a friendly and dynamic team.
• Participate in the extensive induction programme including the Care Certificate.

Job description

Come and join us! We have excellent full time opportunities for ITU Support Workers within the Critical Care department at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. We are a busy 18 bedded mixed level unit admitting emergency and elective admissions from a variety of specialities. We are a friendly, welcoming team, working within a dynamic, responsive and growing unit.

PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

As a unit we pride ourselves on delivering consistent high standards of holistic care. This is reflected in our ICNARC data, performance metrics and feedback from patients, relatives and visitors to our unit.

We offer a supportive environment with an extensive induction programme; this includes the Care Certificate. This is a national induction programme for all newly employed ITU Support Workers. Within EKHUFT the care certificate will form part of the non-registered development pathway and the certificate awarded will be transferable between health care settings.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in “supporting documents”.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Dec 2025.