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Clinical Support Worker - Sandringham ward The Julian Hospital

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Norwich

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GBP 20,000 - 26,000

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4 days ago
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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust for a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker. Located in Norwich on Sandringham Ward, you'll be pivotal in promoting recovery-led care in a supportive, dynamic environment. You'll join a motivated team working to enhance mental health services, with substantial development opportunities and a focus on safety and quality of care.

Benefits

NHS pension
Comprehensive in-house & external training programmes
Career progression opportunities
Starting annual leave of 27 days, increasing to 33 days
Staff physio service
NHS discounts

Qualifications

  • Previous experience within the care sector required.
  • Completion of Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date is essential.
  • Fitness to undergo personal safety training needed.

Responsibilities

  • Provide high-quality care and support for service users.
  • Attend mandatory and statutory training sessions.
  • Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to enhance services.

Skills

Motivation
Interest in Mental Health Issues

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
Care Certificate

Job description

Job summary

Development opportunities available on Sandringham Ward!

We have an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic team based in Norwich, we are looking for a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker that is passionate about recovery led care with a focus on promoting least restrictive practice on Sandringham Ward, our male functional Inpatient unit based at The Julian Hospital located within Norwich.

Sandringham Ward provides intense treatment for service users who are at their most vulnerable. Our team provides care and treatment at the most critical time in their mental health recovery and supports services users with functional. There are several things we focus on as a team to provide a high standard of care: the design of our environment maximises safety, therapy and security. We also deliver our care alongside a multidisciplinary team of highly skilled staff; our staff are specialist within mental health and we work with established staffing levels to minimise risks and to work in a therapeutic way.

Main duties of the job

Do you want to be a part of our team?

If you are an experienced Support Worker looking to develop your skills or someone looking to start your career within mental health, this could be a perfect opportunity!

Main duties of the job

As a trust we are looking for individuals that exhibit our values and reflect these within their practice: Positively, Respectfully and Together.

We are looking for passionate and high-spirited who can be a part of our amazing team to improve services for our service users. We want people to be proactive, creative and innovative to advocate for our service users and develop our service further.

You will need to attend mandatory and statutory training and aware of operational policy and procedures to ensure safe and high standard care is delivered alongside the team.

If you want to change the face of inpatient care and make positive impact on people's lives, then we would love you to be a part of our incredible team.

About us

What can we offer in return?

We want to know how you want to develop. We want people to aim high and work towards their dreams. Come and work with us and let's move forwards together to see what opportunities we can find to support you within your development.

You will be given extensive support from our passionate team and help you grow within the role.

We believe that staff, who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged, our able to provide better outcomes for our service users.

You will be joining a friendly, motivated and enthusiastic team who are on their journey to outstanding.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please dont miss this opportunity!

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!

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!

Some of the benefits you can expect:
  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

If you have any questions please contact Annah Mhlanga-Chirimuta on 01603978431

Email: a.mhlangachirimuta@nsft.nhs.uk

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please dont miss this opportunity!

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!

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!

Some of the benefits you can expect:
  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

If you have any questions please contact Annah Mhlanga-Chirimuta on 01603978431

Email: a.mhlangachirimuta@nsft.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience within the care sector
Desirable

  • Mental health experience
Qualifications

Essential

  • Care Certificate - or completion of the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date
  • NVQ Level 2/3, in Health and Social Care
  • Diploma Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
  • An apprenticeship Framework Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
Other

Essential

  • Well-motivated with an interest in mental health issues
  • Fitness to undergo personal safety training
Person Specification
Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience within the care sector
Desirable

  • Mental health experience
Qualifications

Essential

  • Care Certificate - or completion of the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date
  • NVQ Level 2/3, in Health and Social Care
  • Diploma Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
  • An apprenticeship Framework Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
Other

Essential

  • Well-motivated with an interest in mental health issues
  • Fitness to undergo personal safety training
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address

Sandringham Ward

The Julian Hospital

Norwich

NR2 4BP

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