Job Summary:
The West Suffolk Specialist CAMHS Team is seeking a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker to undertake a range of clinical activities within the Children, Families, and Young People (CFYP) Service. This role will be based in Bury St Edmunds, with the post holder working 37.5 hours a week.
You must have experience working with service users under 18 and be committed to undertaking further training. This is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to progress professionally.
Main Duties of the Job:
Clinical Support Workers undertake a range of activities to support the team’s work, including:
- Supporting the implementation of short-term clinical interventions or pre-treatment support.
- Undertaking home visits and supporting young people and their families, as well as clinic-based work.
- Working with minimal supervision, but under the direction of senior clinicians (Nurses and Psychologists). The degree of involvement will be determined by a Registered Practitioner based on circumstances and the post holder’s experience.
- Observing, reporting, and recording any changes that may indicate an alteration in the patient’s well-being, as well as any routine observations required.
- Conversing with patients and their relatives/carers in a positive and respectful manner.
About Us (Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust):
Our team is passionate about what they do, in a community they love. We are a community of warm, honest, and hard-working people who are delivering essential care. Every day is different and not without its challenges. We strive to ensure our staff have the support they need to tackle these challenges and time to embrace new opportunities.
- Employer Name: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
- Address: G Block, Hospital Road Site, Bury St Edmunds, IP1 2GA
Job Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:
Please find the full Job Description and Person Specification attached for more detail on your Key Accountabilities. If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Benefits You Can Expect:
- NHS pension
- 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.
Person Specification (Essential Requirements):
- Experience: Previous experience within the care sector.
- Other: Able to travel independently.
- Qualifications:
- Care Certificate – or completion of the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date.
- NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care.
- Skills: Ability to work without direct supervision, liaising appropriately with other practitioners in the team.
Important Information:
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the DBS will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions. You will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not “protected.”
- Certificate of Sponsorship (Skilled Worker Visa): 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.
- Note for international applicants: 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.
Application Process:
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. Please note these emails may go to your SPAM/Junk folder, so please keep checking all your email folders if applying.
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