Job summary
Join Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and make a real difference to patient care every day.

As a successful, forward-thinking organisation, we are committed to delivering outstanding care and creating a positive experience for every patient who uses our services.

We are seeking enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated individuals to join our friendly team within the Head and Neck Outpatients Department, supporting our Ophthalmology clinics at the modern King's Treatment Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills within a supportive environment. You will have access to a range of training opportunities, enabling you to undertake vision and visual field assessments, assist with minor operations, and support clinicians in delivering high-quality outpatient care.

As a Clinical Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality care to our patients, ensuring they receive a positive experience throughout their journey. Working closely with clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care.

If you are passionate about helping others, eager to learn new skills, and looking to be part of a dedicated and supportive team, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your NHS career with Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

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.

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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Details
Date posted: 09 October 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-CSTO-8256042
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
• Observation training
• 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

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.

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: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Outpatient Sister, Robyn Parkes, robyn.parkes1@nhs.net, 01623622515

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.