[ref. d82164502] Senior Healthcare Support Worker | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Are you looking to join a team which is striving to make positive changes?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical support worker to assist with the smooth running of Outpatient clinics in Maidstone Hospital. We are seeking a senior clinical support workerto work in this busy and rewarding service.

Our vision is to deliver kind, compassionate and sustainable services for our community, through being improvement driven and responsive to the needs of our patients and staff, making us a great place to work

We cater for a number of specialities such as medicine, surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, vascular, plastics and breast care. We have excellent staff welfare support and actively encourage staff to be involved in service improvements.

Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.

We require excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must be able to demonstrate that they can work in a busy environment with a multi-disciplinary team and have excellent communication skills

You will work with the outpatient team to provide safe, effective and high quality patient care maintaining standards that meet the requirements of the Trust and the CQC.

We offer flexible working hours between 08.00 and 18.30 Monday to Friday. There are also opportunities to support additional clinics in the evenings and at weekends.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?

We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

• At least 27 days of annual leaveplus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light cardeligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below

Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.

The programme includes two supernumerary shifts in the clinical area (an early and a late shift), all of the other days are classroom-based and run from 9am to 5pm.

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Feb 2025