Clinical Support Worker
Job Description
Job summary
We are recruitingcompassionate and caring individualsto help us care for people when they need us the most.
Walker Close is an acute ward for people with a learning disability and/or Autism who require caring and compassionate staff who want to to provide high standards of care to aid their recovery.
If this is you please do contact us for further discussions as we are a friendly supportive team who welcome other people skills and knowledge.
Walker Close is made up of two adult acute admission bungalows. We provide high standards of care and a safe and therapeutic setting to promote recovery. You will be required to work shifts, made up of early, late and night shifts.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills, and will undertake on the job training. We believe supporting our staff is key to job role satisfaction. Feeling valued with autonomy and respect.
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 sensitivity in your approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging manner.
Main duties of the job
You will take part in ongoing assessments, and plan, deliver and evaluate the needs of our service users, in accordance with their Care and Positive Behaviour Support plans.
You will take part in ongoing risk assessments, recognising and responding to any changes, ensuring that the care and safety of the service user remains the priority.
We have a genuine commitment to facilitate a vast spectrum of local training in addition to the standard trust mandatory training and development.
You should expect to access all relevant physical health and patient support training to enhance your existing skills.
You will also be expected to complete local training . There will also be the opportunity to learn new skills to benefit from further development opportunities.
About us
By joining us at Walker Close as a Clinical Support Worker you will be supported by the already established wider team and will be encouraged to enhance your own learning and to also share key skills with our dedicated and compassionate team to provide care to patients within an acute learning disability ward.
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.
Check out our twitter to view our recruitment videos and understand more about what we do at Walker Close: https://twitter.com/WalkerClose34
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-
- 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.
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!
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.
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Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification OR experience
Desirable
- Mental Health First Aid
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within the care sector
Desirable
- Mental health experience
person specification
Essential
- Care Certificate, or it must be achieved in 12 weeks of employment
Desirable
- Able to support patient on outings in the community
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
LD Assessment and Treatment Walker Close
Ipswich
IP3 8LY
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
