About this role
Job summary
The West Suffolk Children's ADHD Team is seeking a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker to undertake a range of clinical activities supporting children and young people with ADHD, and their families, within the CYP Service.
This role will be based in Bury St Edmunds with the post holder working 37.5 hours a week. Due to the nature of this community service, candidates must hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
You must have experience of working within the community and preferably service users under 18. This is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to progress professionally, you will be expected to commit to further training.
Our team is passionate about delivering evidence-informed, compassionate support to children and young people with ADHD and their families - 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.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Support Workers undertake a range of activities to support the work of the team. This includes supporting the delivery of agreed, time-limited interventions and pre-treatment support within the ADHD pathway. Undertaking home visits and supporting children/young people and their families as well as clinic based work.
Within this role clinicians work with minimal supervision, but under the direction of the senior clinicians including Nurses and Psychologists.
The degree of involvement will be determined by a Registered Practitioner who will assess the extent of supervision required, having considered the particular circumstances and assessed the post holder's experience.
You will observe, report and record any changes, which may indicate an alteration in the patient's wellbeing as well as any routine observations required and converse with patients and their relatives/carers in a positive and respectful manner.
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
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!
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. 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
Experience Essential
Previous experience within the care sector
Desirable
Mental health experience
Other Essential
Able to travel independently.
Qualifications Essential
Care Certificate - or completion of the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
Skills Essential
Ability to work without direct supervision, liaising appropriately with other practitioners in the team.
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 G Block
Hospital Road Site
Bury St Edmunds
IP1 2GA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)