Clinical Support Worker - Band 3

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

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting a Clinical Support Worker (Band 3) for the forensic mental health inpatient ward at Cheswold Park Hospital, Doncaster. The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and involves compassionate, patient-centered care within a multidisciplinary team.

Successful applicants will receive local induction and mandatory training; previous NHS experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Candidates must evidence a relevant accredited Level 2 or Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification.
• Online short-course certifications are not accepted as equivalents.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate planned care to support recovery.
• Develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships; communicate effectively.
• Instruct, advise and guide service users, family and carers within the care plan.
• Follow observation policies; record physical observations and respond to concerns.
• Exercise independence, use initiative, and judge when to seek support.

Skills

Compassionate care

Education

Health and Social Care Level 2/3 qualification

Job description

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Clinical Support Worker - Band 3

The closing date is 16 November 2026

Visa sponsorship is not available for this vacancy, either at appointment or when existing permission expires. All appointments are subject to valid UK right-to-work checks.

Please do not apply if you are needing sponsorship.

I did not come from healthcare I came with life experience

If you have supported a friend, family member, or someone close to you through mental health challenges, your experience matters here.

If you live locally and want a job where you can make a real difference in your community, we would love to hear from you.

Sometimes the best people for this role are the ones who care the most.

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

Main duties of the job

We will support you with a local induction and full mandatory training when you start.

PLEASEREAD:

Previousapplicants:Please note that if you have applied for this role and been unsuccessful within the last six months, we ask that you do not reapply at this time. Any application received from candidates who have been unsuccessful within the previous six months will be screened as unsuccessful.

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.

PreviousService:

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.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up‑to‑date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

About us

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 we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we are 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.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

under the supervision/direction of registered health care professionals/associate practitioner, within a delegated framework for agreed tasks, seek support as and when necessary, in the delivery of psychological and physical care to a defined group of people.

as part of a healthcare team, provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate planned care to people that maximises their recovery and rehabilitation potential.

develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people. Adopt a polite, positive and empathetic approach, communicating effectively and informatively.

demonstrate an understanding of the care and treatment programmes of a designated group of service users to enable you to instruct, advise and guide service users, family and carers. To make the appropriate adjustments within own level of competence and be able to communicate any changes to service users and registered healthcare professionals.

be required to concentrate for periods of time, depending upon the care intervention/care plan eg, following the observation policy, taking, recording of physical observations etc, and responding to issues of concern appropriately. This may include areas of work requiring physical effort, with regard to risk, health & safety.

exercise a degree of independence, initiative and judgement and consider different approaches when delivering tasks. Assess situations,