Job summary
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Clinical Support Worker to join our dedicated and dynamic Respiratory team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals with a wide range of respiratory needs.

In this role, you will work closely alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care, supporting both the physical and emotional wellbeing of our patients. Your contribution will be key in ensuring every patient receives personalised care that maintains their dignity, comfort, and safety throughout their journey.

Our Respiratory Support Unit (RSU) is a specialised 24-bed unit caring for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions, including those requiring respiratory support or airway management. The unit is a fast-paced yet highly rewarding environment, where teamwork, professionalism, and a shared commitment to excellence underpin everything we do.

You will be joining a supportive and forward-thinking team who are passionate about making a meaningful difference to patients' lives. If you are motivated, caring, and eager to develop your skills within a specialised area, we would love to hear from you.

Take the next step in your career and become a valued member of our Respiratory team.

Main duties of the job
Please see the job description for full details of the main responsibilities 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.

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.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list on GOV.UK (Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs). Home Office guidance has changed as of the 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
Closing date: 10 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 214-MED-8011869-B
Job location: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL

Person Specification
Further Training

• Essential: Ability to attend 3 day clinical induction
• Essential: Committed to attending further training and development as identified

Contractual Requirements

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

Experience

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

Qualifications

• Essential: Care Certificate
• Essential: GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• Essential: Apprenticeship Level 3 in Care or equivalent vocational experience

Knowledge Requirements

• Essential: Must understand basic requirements for personalised and individualised care.
• Essential: Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
• Desirable: Awareness of Safeguarding issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

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