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Clinical Support Worker
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time including days, nights and weekends)
Job ref
373-CYP1197-ROLL
Employer
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ancora House
Town
Chester
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2024 23:59

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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Clinical Support Worker

Band 3

Job overview

Are you a caring and compassionate, looking for a fresh or new opportunity? Why not come and work for CWP - we may have just the role for you. We have a full time Clinical Support Worker vacancy within our CAMHS inpatient service, Ancora House.  You would be required to work on a rotational shift basis, which includes days,  nights and twilights.

You will be part of a supportive and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team.  The role involves working collaboratively with individual service users, carers and other stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a supportive and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team and will work on a rotational shift basis, which includes days, nights and twilight shifts. The post offers the successful applicant the exciting opportunity to join this team and provide the highest quality of care for our service users. We have an excellent training programme.

The individual must also be able to demonstrate an understanding and application of the 6 C’s in practice, these being Care; Compassion; Competence; Communication; Courage and Commitment.

The job role involves a variety of tasks including; supporting young people in education, providing different levels of observations and liaising with external agencies and families/carers.

We are recruiting for full time permanent and full time 12 months fixed term roles.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

 

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you. 


CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.  We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. 

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

 

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

 

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment.  A ‘Guide to completing your application form’ can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate Mental Health related qualification, or willingness to complete an apprenticeship appropriate to the Clinical Support Worker role.
  • Will work towards the appropriate mental health related NVQ level 3 once in post or equivalent experience
  • To demonstrate a range of work procedures and practices and to exhibit your knowledge and abilities
  • Completion of or commitment to complete the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2 day training to be completed within 3 months of start date)
Desirable criteria
  • Qualifications in Health and Social Care or other related disciplines

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of CWP, inclusive of Mental health services and the key role the Trust has within the health economy
  • An understanding of confidentiality issues how they relate to mental health policy and practice interventions.
  • Knowledge of CWP observation policy (policy found on CWP website)
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of mental health legislation and policies.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • The ability to demonstrate good quality care, whilst adhering to Trust policies and procedures, and working towards completing Care Certificate.
  • Experience of working collaboratively i.e. with colleagues, wider teams service users etc
  • Supporting others in a care setting, whether this is experience in a professional or lived experience (friend, family, voluntary etc.)
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working with adults with severe mental health needs

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyJob share policyAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badge

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Hudson
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07548662859