Clinical Support Worker - Macclesfield

NHS; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Macclesfield is seeking a Clinical Support Worker to provide care for adults with learning disabilities. The role requires excellent communication skills and experience in a care setting is beneficial. You will be part of a dedicated team and have opportunities for career development and training. The position offers a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598 per year.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to build relationships with colleagues and patients.
• Experience in a care setting with learning disabilities is ideal.
• GCSE Maths and English qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the physical and psychological care to patients.
• Work with adults with learning disabilities as part of a team.
• Complete or work towards the Care Certificate.

Job description

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker - Macclesfield

The closing date is 20 October 2025

Are you a caring, motivated, and kind person who likes to think on their feet? Looking to join a Trust who will invest in your future and help you thrive in your career? Want to develop and learn new skills whilst making a difference?

A great opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Support Worker to join an experienced team at Greenways Assessment & Treatment Unit in Macclesfield, Cheshire, which has been rated Outstanding by CQC (Care Quality Commission).

Greenways is a purpose-built 12-bedded unit which caters for adult patients who have a learning disability. The Clinical Support Worker (CSW) will be part of the staff team responsible for assisting in the physical and psychological care to patients.

Main duties of the job

The role will be challenging at times but also incredibly rewarding. If you're ambitious and interested in career development, we will support you to grow, including access to a range of paid training courses.

Our CSWs are an important and valued part of our workforce here at CWP. One thing all our CSWs have in common is that they champion our values every day, in everything they do: Care; Compassion; Commitment; Courage; Communication; and Competence.

You will be working with adults with learning disabilities as part of an enthusiastic and supportive team. Admissions are short term for people with learning disabilities and complex needs requiring a period of intensive assessment, treatment, and/or therapy within an inpatient unit.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to build relationships with both colleagues and patients. Ideally, you will have experience in a care setting with learning disabilities.

• Demonstrate a range of work procedures and practices and exhibit your knowledge and abilities
• Completion of or willingness to work towards the Care Certificate
• GCSE Maths and English qualification
• Appropriate Learning disability training courses or completion of the Care Certificate
• Knowledge of Learning Disability (LD) services, including the definition and inclusions of a learning disability
• Experience of working collaboratively and supporting others in a care setting

About us

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.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool, and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata