Overview
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is recruiting a Clinical Support Worker / Nursing Assistant to join our team. The closing date is 24 September 2025.
Note on sponsorship: University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill or salary thresholds for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you may apply, but UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa. You must have at least six months until your visa expires at the start of employment for training and operational reasons.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant who fulfils the essential qualifications/skills on the person specification/job description will be offered a Band 2 Nursing Assistant substantive post. Applicants who do not fulfil the essential qualifications/skills will be offered a role as a Nursing Assistant on the Apprentice Pathway (on successful completion of training you will move to Band 2). Both posts will be subject to terms and conditions.
The successful applicant will be based at Royal Stoke University Hospital or County Hospital, Staffordshire (you may be required to work at either hospital). As care is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you will be required to work shifts, including nights, weekends and bank holidays. Enhancements will be paid for unsocial hours.
The successful candidates on the Apprentice Pathway will be required to complete a training competency package.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000-strong workforce provides emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have a range of development packages aimed at ensuring everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details on the post, please contact Laurie Coupland (details below).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Functional Skills Level 2 or Grade C/4 or above in GCSE Maths & English
* Registered nurse qualification in an overseas country
* Minimum of 6 months care experience
* Previous 6 months care experience in the past 3 years
* Experience in an Acute Hospital setting
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.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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