About the Role
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service. As a Clinical Support Worker, you will work closely under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, playing a vital role in maintaining high standards of patient care across our hospital wards and departments.
Our Core Values
* Include — We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
* Respect — We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
* Improve — We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
What We're Looking For
* A kind and caring nature
* Friendly and approachable attitude
* Ability to follow instructions and trust policies
* Confidence to use your own initiative
* Flexibility to work across different shifts
Your Responsibilities
* Communicating effectively with patients
* Supporting Registered Nurses and Midwives in patient care
* Assisting with washing and dressing patients
* Taking physiological observations
* Making beds and maintaining clean patient areas
* Serving meals and helping patients with feeding
* Providing emotional support by listening and talking to patients
Working Hours
This role involves working across days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
Recruitment Process
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a virtual information and guidance session. The assessment day is in person only. The assessment and interview date is Monday 2nd March 2026.
To find out further details about the role please visit our Trust Clinical Support worker page: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/careers/roles-professions/clinical-support-workers. Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re‑apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate. If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities and from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under‑represented in various parts of our workforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019. We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [email protected]. We also support UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
Carer Friendly
We are committed to a carer‑friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognising diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.
The King’s Trust Support
If you’re aged between 16 and 30 years‑old, you can get FREE employability support from The King’s Trust. The King’s Trust will help build your CV and cover letter, offer advice and top tips for future interviews and support you with research about working in the NHS. Please contact Enquiries.H & [email protected] for support.
Who We Are
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests, balancing them against service needs but always starting with ways to support them.
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