About this role
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker for an 18 month fixed term contract to join an expanding small and enthusiastic multidisciplinary team providing intensive support for autistic people accessing NSFT mental health services across Norfolk and Waveney. Within this service you will be working clinically with a small caseload of autistic service users who are struggling with their mental health and presenting frequently within our urgent and emergency care pathways.
The overarching aim of the Autism Intensive Support (AIS) team are to reduce the number of and length of stay for autistic people in acute inpatient settings. The AIS team provide an intensive recovery-oriented approach, which is trauma-informed and autism-friendly to autistic service users directly and undertake consultation, supervision, and training of NSFT colleagues to improve the confidence and skill of mainstream mental health community and ward staff to deliver autism informed care. Improving inclusivity of mental health care for autistic people is essential for reducing health inequalities, alongside ensuring specialist intensive support is available when needed for high intensity users of crisis and emergency services.
Main duties of the job
The Autism Intensive Support (AIS) team and this post will be largely based at the Weaver's Centre alongside the Central Norfolk CRHT. As this team covers a large geographical area, this role requires the ability to travel independently across Norfolk and Waveney to meet strict time deadlines for home visits, meetings, and appointments within community and inpatient services. You will therefore need to hold a full UK driving licence and have the use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet these specified criteria.
This new post within the Autism Intensive Support (AIS) team will suit someone who has a passion for working with autistic people and is motivated by the prospect of doing something new. Prior experience of working with neurodiversity and/or mental health settings would be advantageous but is not essential.
You will be working alongside community and - at times - ward based staff as required, within a growing multidisciplinary Autism Intensive Support (AIS) team. The AIS team includes a clinical nurse specialist, consultant clinical psychologist, psychological therapist/psychologist, as well as recently recruited Allied Health Professionals.
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 professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
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 description Job responsibilities
As a Clinical Support Worker, you will provide vital support to autistic patients and support them and their families, carers, and other professionals with the delivery of recovery focused mental health treatment plans.
This is a responsible and rewarding role which has a direct impact on patients' lives. The accompanying job description and person specification details the main duties, responsibilities and individual requirements for the role of a clinical support worker and we strongly encourage you to read these documents before applying and ensure you have a clear understanding of the role and meet the post requirements.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NQV Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalant qualification or experience
Experience Essential
Previous experience within the care sector
Desirable
Previous experience working within a mental health setting and/or lived experience
Skills Essential
Ability to work without direct supervision, liaising appropriately with other practitioners in the team Good interpersonal and communication skills Good level of self awareness and interest in self development
Other Essential
Fitness to undergo personal safety training. Able to travel independently.
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 Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5BE
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)