Clinical Support Worker

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chester is seeking a full-time Clinical Support Worker to join their CAMHS inpatient service. The role involves supporting young people, providing observations, and liaising with families and external agencies. Candidates should demonstrate care and compassion and understand the 6 C's in practice. This post offers training and the opportunity to work within a supportive team.

Benefits

Excellent training programme

Qualifications

• Caring and compassionate attitude required.
• Demonstrate understanding of the 6 C's in practice.

Responsibilities

• Support young people in education.
• Provide different levels of observations.
• Liaise with external agencies and families/carers.

Job description

Overview

Are you a caring and compassionate, looking for a fresh or new opportunity? Why not come and work for CWP - we may have just the role for you. We have a full time Clinical Support Worker vacancy within our CAMHS inpatient service, Ancora House. You would be required to work on a rotational shift basis, which includes days, nights and twilights.

Responsibilities

You will be part of a supportive and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team and will work on a rotational shift basis, which includes days, nights and twilight shifts. The post offers the successful applicant the exciting opportunity to join this team and provide the highest quality of care for our service users. We have an excellent training programme.

The job role involves a variety of tasks including; supporting young people in education, providing different levels of observations and liaising with external agencies and families/carers.

Values

The individual must also be able to demonstrate an understanding and application of the 6 C\'s in practice, these being Care; Compassion; Competence; Communication; Courage and Commitment.

About CWP

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

Equality and Inclusion

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Induction and Start Dates

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Careers at CWP

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you\'ll find something to suit you at CWP.