Clinical Support Worker

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Therapy Team as a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker.

This is a rewarding role for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual who is passionate about helping patients maximise their independence, recovery and wellbeing. Working alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistant Practitioners, you will play an important role in supporting the delivery of high-quality therapy services across inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will work directly with patients to support prescribed rehabilitation programmes, assist with assessments and treatment plans within your competencies, provide equipment to support safe discharge home, and contribute to the smooth running of the service through administrative and clerical support. The role offers variety, combining hands-on patient care with practical and organisational responsibilities.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a positive approach to teamwork and a genuine commitment to delivering person-centred care. Whether you have previous experience in health, social care or rehabilitation settings, or are looking to develop a career within Therapies, this role offers an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver delegated therapy interventions, exercise programmes and assessments under the guidance of qualified therapy staff and within agreed competencies.
• Support patients with a wide range of rehabilitation needs, promoting independence, mobility and functional recovery.
• Monitor and report patient progress and treatment outcomes to registered therapists.
• Assist with the provision, fitting and demonstration of equipment both within the hospital and in patients' home environments.
• Support safe discharge planning by undertaking delegated tasks and gathering relevant information for the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to data collection, audits and service improvement activities.
• Assist with appointment booking, administration tasks and other clerical duties that support the delivery of therapy services.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based patient care.
• Participate in training, supervision, appraisal and continuous professional development activities.
• Contribute to the delivery of a responsive seven-day therapy service across inpatient and outpatient settings.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients' recovery while developing your skills within a supportive and forward-thinking Therapies service.

This is a 22.5 hours per week post and staff will be expected to work across 7 days.

About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications

• Essential: NVQ level II in care related topic or good standard of education at GCSE/BTec.
• Desirable: NVQ III or equivalent Foundation certificate in food hygiene

Key Attributes, Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Essential: Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users

Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Working in a care environment
• Essential: Experience of working with a broad range of ages
• Essential: Need for good customer care skills
• Essential: Equal opportunities
• Essential: Principles of confidentiality
• Essential: Role of Occupational Therapy
• Desirable: Previous NHS or social care work experience
• Desirable: Working within a community based setting
• Desirable: Previous manual handling

Skills

• Essential: Well-developed communication skills, including interpersonal skills, liaison, influencing and negotiation.
• Essential: Ability to problem solve
• Essential: Ability to work without direction
• Essential: Caseload management
• Essential: Good observation skills
• Essential: IT skills in Word and Excel

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details
Employer name: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, Kettering, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website:

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Rudo Chimera, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

Reference number: 264-8330575-CSS
Working pattern: Part-time
Band: Band 3
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Date posted: 19 October 2026

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