CAMHS Health Care Support Worker - Apprenticeship Opportunity

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Doncaster is seeking a dynamic Health Care Support Worker to join their CAMHS Intellectual Disability Teams. This role involves supporting children and families with various needs while delivering clinical health duties under supervision. Candidates should ideally hold a Level 3 qualification or be willing to undertake an apprenticeship. This role promises valuable work experience in a nurturing environment dedicated to enhancing care quality.

Benefits

Opportunity for completion of Level 3 apprenticeship

Access to continuous professional development training

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support for children with Intellectual Disabilities.
• Ability to conduct health observations and maintain records.
• Willingness to adapt and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver delegated clinical health duties and therapeutic support.
• Support children and families with their specific needs.
• Organize own workload according to job plan.

Skills

Experience with children and young people

Ability to work under supervision

Strong communication skills

Can-do attitude

Sense of humour

Education

Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

CAMHS Intellectual Disability Health Care Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking and dynamic individual to be our Health Care Support worker in our CAMHS Intellectual Disability Teams working over Rotherham and Doncaster. The service is community and family focused providing assessment, intervention, advice, and support to children with Intellectual Disabilities which may be accompanied with, autism, learning difficulties or emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families.

If you don't already have a Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant subject, RDaSH are offering this post alongside the opportunity for you to complete a Level 3 apprenticeship qualification [relevant to your role].

As an apprentice within RDaSH you will be given the opportunity to gain experience, learn work-related skills and obtain all the tools needed to thrive.

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. Around 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying. This leads to a nationally recognised qualification.

Whether you already work for us or are joining the Trust and NHS for the first time, apprenticeships can help you to develop the skills, knowledge and know-how in order to embark on a successful and fulfilling career within the health service.

Responsibilities

• To support and enhance the professional care of clients within the service by delivering a range of delegated clinical health duties and therapeutic support for children, young people and their families, under the supervision of a qualified professional member of the team.
• Support children, young people and families with Intellectual Disabilities and their support needs through, one to one work under supervision of qualified staff.
• Provide children, young people and families with sensory support, under supervision by a member of the team.
• Undertake health observations of height, weight, and blood pressure and complete relevant record keeping.
• Be able to work in a variety of settings such as school, home and group settings.
• Undertake behavioural observations with supervision.
• Provide and receive information from young people and their families, NHS, education and social care colleagues and the voluntary sector.
• Organise own diary and workload in line with job plan, have the ability to be able to adapt and prioritise.
• Have a can-do attitude, sense of humour and adhere to the Trust's Values.

Apprenticeship details

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Other information

Before applying, please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

****If you are applying for this role via the apprenticeship route, please review the attached eligibility document to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria to undertake an apprenticeship****

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025