Senior Clinical Support Worker - Endoscopy

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The closing date is 28 October 2026

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

To ensure clarity of accountability, scope of practice and professional responsibilities, the Trust does not normally appoint individuals holding active NMC or HCPC registration into Band 2 Clinical/AHP Support Worker or Band 3 Senior Clinical/AHP Support Worker roles. Registered nurses and Allied Health Professionals interested in joining UHNM are encouraged to explore our registered professional opportunities, which are advertised regularly across the Trust.

Pre-interview test

At the start of your interview time slot, you will be required to sit the UHNM Maths & English test (Total of 6 questions) and need to gain 6/6 to proceed to the formal interview.

You will have 15 minutes to complete the test. If a candidate has any additional needs which includes learning difficulties such as dyslexia, the time can be doubled to 30 minutes. If this is the case, you will need to let the interview panel know prior to your test starting that additional time is required.

Please bring evidence of your Maths and English qualifications to your interview, this can be GCSEs, Functional Skills or overseas equivalent certificates. For overseas qualifications please bring an ECCTIS comparability statement showing UK comparability.

If you have a Care Certificate or NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Care/Equivalent qualification, please bring this in addition to the above.

The Endoscopy Support Worker will assist in the provision of specialised care within the clinical area.

The post holder will be responsible for a range of clinical, non clinical and clerical support tasks under the supervision of the Registered Nurse working within their scope of practice.

The role is key to the delivery of excellence in care and service improvement and requires effective communication skills as well as collaborative working as part of the Multidisciplinary Team.

The role will require the post holder to ensure they are kept up to date with all Statutory and Mandatory training and to undertake specific training relating to Endoscopy including the JETS workforce competencies.

The ideal candidate will have good communications skills and work as part of the wider team.

The post holder will be responsible for a range of clinical, non clinical and clerical support tasks under the supervision of the Registered Nurse working within their scope of practice.

Cross site working across any of the 3 sites may be needed.

In relation to Band 3 Senior Clinical Support Worker roles, we are currently able to recruit successfully from the domestic labour market and have a sufficient pool of suitably qualified and appointable candidates. As a result, visa sponsorship is not available for this role at this time. This position is kept under regular review and may change in the future should labour market conditions or service requirements alter.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across three sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent, CDC Hanley 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.

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