Clinical Support Worker- Wedgewood House

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Support Worker to join their dedicated teams in Suffolk. The role involves providing compassionate care to service users with mental health issues, working collaboratively within a supportive environment. Candidates should possess NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and have relevant experience. The position offers training and development opportunities, ensuring a fulfilling career in mental health support.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within the care sector.
• Mental health experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and support service users.
• Undertake therapeutic observations and physical health observations.
• Work collaboratively with families and carers.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Flexibility

Adaptability

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Mental Health First Aid

Job description

Clinical Support Worker- Wedgewood House

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 fantastic wards based in Suffolk, we are looking for Band 3 Clinical Support Workers that are passionate about recovery led care with a focus on promoting least restrictive practice in Suffolk.

This role will be a unique opportunity to work across three of our Wedgwood wards on a rotation. You will be working across our two adult inpatient wards, Southgate and Northgate, as well as Abbeygate our older people inpatient ward.

Come and join our dedicated teams as a Clinical Support Worker!

Main duties of the job

You will need to be enthusiastic and conscientious and do everything you can to provide the best care to our service users. We are looking for someone who displays compassion, empathy and is sensitive in their approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging manner.

Our primary focus is on collaborative working; placing great emphasis on the assessment/recovery model by using assessment tools relating to service user recovery and the philosophy that underpins patient centred care.

For this role, your duties will include:

• Spending 1:1 time with service users
• Providing direct patient care such as personal care and promoting activities of daily living
• Having a good understanding of mental health diagnoses and presentation including appropriate boundaries
• Undertaking therapeutic observations of all service usersSupporting service users on a 1:1 basis who may require varying levels of support
• Undertaking physical management of violence and aggression training to manage challenging situations
• Undertaking physical health observations and COVID swabbing
• Taking service users on leave in the community
• Working with families and carers
• Providing cross departmental working within the acute pathway as required.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Job responsibilities

You will be provided with a fully supported induction programme and will be offered a programme of training and development should you wish to progress.

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

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

Qualification

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification OR experience
• Mental Health First Aid

Experience

• Previous experience within the care sector
• Mental health experience

Other

• Flexibility and adaptability

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.

£24,625 to £25,674 a yeargross per annum (pro rata)