Clinical Support Worker- Wedgewood House

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Clinical Support Worker at a leading mental health trust. This role involves providing compassionate care to service users, supporting their recovery, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. You will work across various wards, ensuring the best possible care in a supportive environment that values your contributions and growth.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Support network including wellbeing sessions

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and conscientious individuals committed to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and support for daily living activities.
• Undertake therapeutic observations and maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Collaborate with families and carers.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Sensitivity

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to support those suffering from mental health issues?

Do you work well with people and teams?

Do you want to progress in your role?

If you have said yes to these questions, we want to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity to join our wards based in Suffolk. We are looking for Band 3 Clinical Support Workers who are passionate about recovery-led care with a focus on promoting least restrictive practice.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work across three of our Wedgwood wards on a rotation: our two adult inpatient wards, Southgate and Northgate, and Abbeygate, our older people inpatient ward.

Join our dedicated teams as a Clinical Support Worker!

Main duties of the job

You should be enthusiastic and conscientious, committed to providing the best care to our service users. We seek individuals who demonstrate compassion, empathy, and sensitivity, especially when engaging with distressed or challenging patients.

Our primary focus is on collaborative working, emphasizing the assessment/recovery model through assessment tools aligned with patient-centered care.

Your duties will include:

• Spending 1:1 time with service users
• Providing direct patient care, including personal care and promoting daily living activities
• Understanding mental health diagnoses and presentations, including maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Undertaking therapeutic observations of all service users
• Supporting service users on a 1:1 basis with varying support needs
• Undertaking physical management training for violence and aggression
• Performing physical health observations and COVID swabbing
• Taking service users on leave in the community
• Collaborating with families and carers
• Supporting cross-departmental work within the acute pathway as required

About us

At NSFT, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team that values sharing experiences and learning from each other. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities and strive to provide an environment where you can thrive.

Why work for us?

Despite challenges, we have ambitious goals, are undergoing exciting transformation, and seek dedicated individuals to support our journey. Our strong nursing networks and exceptional leadership team ensure you are truly cared for and valued.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will receive a fully supported induction and access to training and development programs to help you progress.

Our staff support network includes protected time, wellbeing sessions, and regular supervision.

For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you feel you can make a difference in your community, click APPLY!