Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and making a meaningful difference in the lives of others?

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a dedicated and compassionate Clinical Assistant to join our team on Clinic 8 Head and Neck Clinics with a focus in ophthalmology outpatients.

Clinic 8 is a busy fast paced clinic. We care and treat individuals with a variety of head and neck conditions, providing a diverse and rewarding work environment.

You'll work closely with our well-established medical team and multidisciplinary staff to deliver patient-centred care. Our team fosters a supportive and collaborative culture where your contributions are valued and your professional growth is encouraged.

Apply now to join our team!

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

About us
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.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK. Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 214-CSTO-8338303
Job locations: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

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

Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements

• Essential: Demonstrate good communication skills and understanding of basic requirements for individualised patient care

Qualifications

• Essential: Care Certificate or willingness to work towards

Further Training

• Essential: Mandatory updates and customer care courses
• Desirable: Phlebotomy training
• Desirable: Observation training
• Desirable: Wound care training

Experience

• Essential: Previous customer care experience and life skills
• Desirable: Previous NHS care experience in an outpatient setting

Contractual Requirements

• Essential: Regular attendee, able to work flexibly within working hours of department

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 details
Employer name: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Department Sister, Robyn Parkes, Robyn.Parkes1@nhs.net, 01623622515