Senior Clinical Support Worker | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a professional to join its specialist community CAMHS team. This role involves supporting clinical staff and assisting in the assessment of children and young people. Candidates should possess relevant healthcare qualifications and clinical assessment skills. The Trust is committed to inclusion and offers a supportive work environment. Applications close on 27 Oct 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical roles working with children and young people.
• Ability to work flexibly across various specialties.
• Knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in assessing children and families accurately reporting feedback.
• Undertake clinical tasks under supervision.
• Support delivery of therapeutic courses with professionals.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

The post holder will work as part of a specialist community CAMHS team and support clinical staff and children and young people who are referred to CAMHS, undertaking a wide and varied range of clinical, supportive and administrative tasks as directed by clinical leads and service manager.

As this role forms part of a wider team of divisional support, there will be an expectation of being able to flexibly work with various specialties as well as undertake a wide range of duties such as participating in the assessment of children and young people referred to service, using evidence based therapeutic skills as appropriate and coordination and direct liaison with patients and various teams, booking appointments for outpatient activity, covering and supporting colleagues as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the assessment of children, young people and families accurately reporting all feedback to the case manager, lead professionals and/or team.
• Undertake clearly defined clinical tasks, such as observations, patient interviews surveys / feedback, to appropriate level of competence and training under closely monitored supervision.
• Use clinically recognised assessment tools undertaking inputting or and scoring of these tools as appropriate and accurately reporting findings back to the case manager, lead professional and/or team.
• Undertake supportive work with carers, family members, health staff and other professionals.
• Support the delivery of psycho‑educational and therapeutic courses and groups with appropriately qualified professional staff.
• Contribute to and undertake effective triage of new referrals into the service.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high‑quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the “Candidate Essentials Guide” that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how “we care for you as you care for others”. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025