Clinical Support Worker

at  Norfolk Suffolk Foundation Trust

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people’s and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require

JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION

Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.

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

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

As a Clinical Support Worker you will support the fostering of personal strengths and skills in those you work with; working alongside and moving the service user into an area where they feel they are leading happier and healthy lives. You will be passionate about the ‘voice’ of those we work with and their supporters; building relationships and building relationships with the wider networks in supporting growth and development of the service.
Main duties include caring for the service users physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural and recreational needs within a defined care programme.
Undertake the Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks of employment – or have an existing qualification agreed as meeting wholly or partially the standards of the Care Certificate.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

National Standards for Early Intervention in Psychosis Services anticipate that those experiencing and identified first episode of psychosis will begin treatment within two weeks of being referred, the service aims to develop a good relationship with people who use the service and to meet service users wherever they feel comfortable and will work with them to reduce any distress the symptoms may be causing. You will have a good background knowledge of the impact of stress and how developing positive coping strategies with service users can help reduce future episodes of psychosis.
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.