Clinical Support Worker - Blickling Ward

Integrated Care System; Norwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Norwich is looking for Clinical Support Workers to join the Blickling Ward team for a fixed term of 12 months. Candidates should have experience in the care sector and a commitment to providing empathetic care. The role requires shift work including nights and weekends. Benefits include generous annual leave and health-related perks.

Benefits

Generous annual leave starting at 27 days

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym vouchers

Access to employee assistance service

Membership of NHS pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience within the care sector.
• Experience in Mental Health.
• Fitness to undergo personal safety training.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic patient-centred care.
• Support older adults in a ward environment.
• Collaborate with clinical team members.

Skills

Empathy

Confidentiality adherence

Active listening

Approachability

Interpersonal communication

Education

Care Certificate within first 12 weeks

NVQ L2/3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Clinical Support Worker - Blickling Ward

If you have a passion for helping people the timing couldn't be better - come and see what NSFT have to offer!

It's more than just a job, it's a chance to make a real difference for our service users doing what you love.

Join our Blickling Ward team, where all our people are valued, can thrive and make a difference.

We are looking to recruit 2 x Clinical Support Workers to join our Blickling ward team based at Julian Hospital for a fixed term - 12 months (maternity cover).

Main duties of the job

You need to be kind, supportive and express the below listed qualities to provide the best care to our service users and their families:

• Be approachable and interested in people
• Be confident in talking with people and comfortable with helping people from diverse range of backgrounds, sexual orientation, culture, religion.
• Have the ability to empathise without giving advice before speaking with your clinical team
• Have non-judgmental attitude and be an active lister
• Be perceptive to notice changes
• Be able to protect boundaries especially in distressing situations
• Have an awareness of and the ability to adhere to strict confidentiality rules
• Have a good awareness of safeguarding

About us

You must be available to commit and work on a shift pattern, which includes days, nights, and weekends:

• 19.00 pm - 7.30 am

**** Unfortunately, we will NOT offer just nights or just weekend shifts.

What we can offer you...

We want to support you to succeed and be your very best with opportunities for training and development; along with the support of experienced managers, team members and pastoral mentors.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32 days), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets and high street stores.

Job responsibilities

Our primary focus is on collaborative working, placing great emphasis on patient centred care.

Blickling ward is a 18 bed ward for assessment and treatment. We care for older adults (female patients) who have a functional diagnosis. Often the patients also have complex presentations and a variety of physical health concerns. As a ward, we provide holistic patient centred care, specific to each individual.

What we can offer you...

We want to make working for NSFT a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience within the care sector
• Experience in Mental Health

Other

• Fitness to undergo personal safety training.

Qualifications

• Care Certificate - must be achieved within first 12 weeks of employment
• NVQ L2/3 in H&SC or Diploma L2/3 in H&SC or apprenticeship L2/3 in H&SC

Skills

• Ability to work without direct supervision, liaising appropriately with other practitioners in the team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearGross per annum