Clinical Support Worker 455 North London NHS Foundation Trust

PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (PEFINDO); London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health care is seeking dynamic Clinical Support Workers to join their team. This rewarding role involves providing direct patient care to individuals in crisis, collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team. You will engage in therapeutic conversations and support service users through challenging moments, ensuring their safety and comfort. The organization is committed to high-quality care and offers a supportive environment for staff development. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to meaningful change in the community.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience with care and understanding of mental health is essential.
• Willingness to work towards achieving the Care Certificate is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to acutely unwell service users.
• Undertake one-to-one therapeutic conversations with service users.
• Maintain a strong physical presence within the unit environment.

Skills

Good written communication

Good verbal communication

Teamwork

Compassionate approach

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Care Certificate

Job description

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic people to join our Health Based Place of Safety as Clinical Support Workers at our entry level (AfC Band 3) for mental health NHS careers.

These roles involve direct, face to face patient care to acutely unwell service users who have been admitted to an in-patient psychiatric ward.

Note this advert has a capped number of applications, so may close sooner than advertised.

Clinical Support Workers are the backbone of our Nursing and Health Care workforce - they are based on our wards and work as part of our Nursing teams working alongside our Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists caring and supporting services users through the most challenging part of their mental health crises.

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake focussed one to one therapeutic conversations with service users who are brought to the Health Based Place of Safety by the police. At times this might involve enhanced observations, environmental safety checks and physical observations. The role is diverse but the focus is always on maintaining a strong physical presence within the unit environment - collaborating with the individual service users in relation to the 136 pathways.

Good written and verbal communication is key alongside a 'can do...will do' positive and compassionate approach and attitude and the ability to work as part of a team is essential.

You will be expected to undertake day and night shifts across a 7 day working pattern and be required to complete training on the prevention of management and violence (PMVA) and basic life support (BLS).

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme.
• Excellent internal staff network.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

The role of the Clinical Support Worker within the Health Based Place of Safety can be demanding but is rewarding as you support the service user throughout the assessment process under the section 136.

Experience with care and understanding of mental health is essential. The Care Certificate although not essential is desirable; if you do not currently have a Care Certificate you must be willing to work towards achieving it.

We aim to support service users and their carers/family during their in-patient admissions so as a Clinical Support Worker your feedback and close involvement with service users whilst they are in hospital is key to their achieving a successful and well-planned discharge.

This advert closes on Friday 13 Dec 2024.