Clinical Support Worker - Band 3

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Clinical Support Workers to join forensic mental health inpatient ward areas at Cheswold Park Hospital, Doncaster. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week).

You will be present, listen, and help people feel safe, respected and supported in their recovery. You will work alongside nurses, doctors, occupational therapists and social workers, and you will never be expected to do this alone.

Qualifications

• Able to listen and notice changes in people
• Willing to learn and be part of a team
• Relevant accredited Level 2 or Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Provide presence, listening and support to adults in forensic mental health recovery
• Work with nurses, doctors, occupational therapists and social workers as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Participate in induction and mandatory training when starting the role

Skills

Listening

Empathy

Team player

Kindness and patience

Education

Health and Social Care Level 2/3 or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for Clinical Support Workers to join our forensic mental health inpatient ward areas at Cheswold Park Hospital Doncaster. These are full-time roles (37.5 hours per week), working with adults who need support during a difficult time in their lives. This job is about being present, listening, and helping people feel safe, respected, and supported in their recovery. You will work alongside nurses, doctors, occupational therapists and social workers, and you will never be expected to do this alone. You do not need to have worked in the NHS before. What we really value is:

• kindness and patience
• the ability to listen and notice changes in people
• a willingness to learn and be part of a team

Important to know: This advert is for forensic mental health services only

Vacancies are across inpatient ward areas

Assessment Centre: 28 November 2026, We will support you with a local induction and full mandatory training when you start.

Qualifications: Candidates must be able to evidence a relevant accredited Level 2 or Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification (or equivalent). We are aware of an increase in online short-course certifications being presented as equivalent to NVQ Level 2/3; however, these courses often lack the required depth, breadth, and clinical competency standards of a formally accredited qualification and will not be accepted.

Previous Service: All previous service gained outside the NHS must be fully declared within your NHS Jobs employment history. Experience not included in the application and only provided later as part of a previous service review will not be accepted as evidence.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative. Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers. We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities. Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust. Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.