Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care Unit
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: Internal rotation
- Hours
- Part time - 36 hours per week (Internal rotation)
- Job ref
- 205-7317352
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Support Worker
Band 2
Job overview
University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.
Clinical Support Worker, Critical Care Unit, Pods 3-6
Job type: Permanent
Working pattern: 36 hours per week, full rotational post - part-time considered
Staff Group: Nursing/Midwifery
Specialty/Function: Critical Care Unit - Pods 3-6
As a Clinical Support Worker on Critical Care you will be required to provide support in the provision of care for critically ill patients.
Main duties of the job
Providing support to the nursing team who are caring for Level 3 and Level 2 patients and undertaking other appropriate duties as directed by the nurse in charge.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good numeracy and literacy
- Functional Skills Level 1 Math & English
Desirable criteria
- Hold or be working towards a vocational qualification in a care environment such as NVQ Level 2 qualification
- Functional Skills level 2 or grade C/4 or above GCSE English and Maths
- Care Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Prior experience in an acute care setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a Level 2 facility
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sandra Barrington
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 679244
- Additional information
For an informal visit or enquiries please contact one of our Senior Sisters on 01782 679037.
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