Job summary
East Cheshire NHS Trust is looking to appoint enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate people to join our team of Clinical Support Workers.

We are looking for Clinical Support Workers who are capable of working in a busy, challenging and rewarding environment who possess excellent communication skills, can maintain a high degree of confidentiality and are able to work to deadlines, provide excellent personal care to our patients and work as part of team.

Duties will include providing a high standard of care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, maintaining patient tissue integrity and providing pressure area care, recording of observations, liaising with the patient's families and the general public and supporting your colleagues in providing a positive experience for the patient. Please read the attached 'Day in the life of a Health Care Assistant' for further information.

We can offer a range of working opportunities including full and part time hours covering a variety of shift patterns over a 7 day rota including early, lates and night duty.

Hours per week: Full time and part time vacancies available.

Main duties of the job
What we can offer you:

• Flexible working opportunities with various shifts including early (0730-2030, 2000-0800)
• Upon commencement, you will be provided with clinical training and supported to complete the Care Certificate within the first three months of employment
• Annual Leave of 28 days plus bank holidays (increasing upon 5 and 10 years' service)
• Optional enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing support including access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Career progression opportunities including apprenticeships
• Salary sacrifice schemes including car lease and cycle to work
• Recognition for your hard work through our employee and team of the month programme
• Access to thousands of money saving offers via NHS discounts

Main duties of the job

• Providing patients with food and drink and assisting where needed
• Escorting and assisting patients in visiting the toilet, washing and getting dressed
• Supporting wound and skin management
• Recording and documenting patient observations e.g. temperature
• Recognising signs of deterioration and progression through observation and conversation and escalating any such matters promptly.
• Liaising with doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, porters and social workers
• Supporting the routine of the ward including responding to visitor and patient need

About us
We are committed to providing the best quality integrated care to our patients. To achieve this aim we need highly motivated staff who are united by common values and behaviours.

We believe our workforce is our greatest asset and we actively support our staff to develop their capabilities to the full, with a variety of learning and development opportunities.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. We look forward to you joining us so that we can bring out your best.

Qualifications

• Essential: Good standard of general education; Care Certificate or working towards (to be completed within first 3 months of employment); Pass in GCSEs in Maths and English (4/C or above) or equivalent; NVQ Level 2 in direct care/customer services or equivalent experience
• Desirable: Successful completion of the Be AWARE to care course (or equivalent)

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrates good insight into roles and responsibilities of the post
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of principles of effective customer care
• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of quality care
• Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills; especially with people with varying levels of understanding
• Demonstrates good literacy and written skills
• Able to present factual information and refer to questions to others where appropriate
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
• Basic IT skills e.g use of e-mails

Experience

• Essential: Experience of working in a fast-paced environment; Experience of time management
• Desirable: Previous experience within healthcare / care setting; Competence in the recording of clinical sign observations

Specific Job Requirement

• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Willing to learn new skills
• Caring and compassionate attitude
• Reliable and trustworthy

Application
The closing date is 18 November 2026.

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check with barred lists, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance.

Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must therefore have the right to work in the UK without requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this role.

Employer contact details
Recruitment Team: Caroline Longshaw
Email: ecn-tr.recruitment@nhs.net
Telephone: 01625656510

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader.