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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Support Worker

The closing date is 14 September 2026

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Job summary

Are you passionate about patient care and looking to start/develop your career in healthcare?

We are recruiting Clinical Support Workers at Bands 2 & 3, offering fantastic opportunities for career progression into nursing, allied health professions, or specialist areas such as theatres.

We are currently recruiting for Healthcare Support Workers, Therapy Assistants, Theatre Support Workers and Imaging Assistants across Ipswich Hospital and Colchester Hospital. We welcome applications from individuals with or without prior healthcare experience who are eager to build a career in the NHS.

Our recruitment approach focuses on supporting your professional growth through Apprenticeship programmes that develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to deliver high-quality patient care.

Our assessment day is designed to establish your skills and experience, and to signpost you to the right pathway. If successful you will be offered one of the following pathways:

• Recruitment to band 3 for those with relevant previous NHS experience and/or qualifications, and the opportunity to complete a level 3 apprenticeship
• Recruitment to band 2 to upskill you into clinical care, and the opportunity to complete either a level 3 apprenticeship, or join our level 2 Academy
• Recruitment to a band 2 in our Academy for those new to care or with little prior experience (Please see attached Apprentice Flyer)

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be able to meet & provide the following:

• Attend an Assessment Day at Ipswich Hospital on Friday, 18th September 2026
• Academy Starters will need to commit to a start date in line with the Apprenticeship Academy Program.
• Have residency status that allows you to work.Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for these roles.
• Meet pre employment requirements including ability to provide references to cover the last three years/satisfactory DBS check & Occupational Health requirement
• As you will be working shifts including nights you must be 18 or older at commencement

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

10 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata + unsocial hours payments

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR795-26

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in an healthcare setting

Desirable

• Experience within an acute care setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patient's relatives and carers.
• Awareness of the nature of the carers role in assisting patients to fulfil basic human needs
• Knowledge of clinical procedures and observations
• Knowledge of relevant legislation

Desirable

• Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling.

Qualifications

Essential

• Care certificate achieved or demonstrable relevant skills
• Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio

Desirable

• Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake
• Willingness to undertake further study

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in an healthcare setting

Desirable

• Experience within an acute care setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patient's relatives and carers.
• Awareness of the nature of the carers role in assisting patients to fulfil basic human needs
• Knowledge of clinical procedures and observations
• Knowledge of relevant legislation

Desirable

• Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling.

Qualifications

Essential

• Care certificate achieved or demonstrable relevant skills
• Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio

Desirable

• Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake
• Willingness to undertake further study

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Apprenticeships

Debbie McArthur

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

10 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata + unsocial hours payments

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR795-26

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

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