Clinical Support Worker - Chester, United Kingdom - CWP

CWP

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Chester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Main area

Clinical Support Worker
Grade

Band 3

Contract
12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months)

Hours
Full time hours per week

Job ref
373-CYP0992-A RR

Site

Ancora House
Town

Chester

Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum

Salary period
Yearly

Closing
14/09/2023 23:59

Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker to work alongside the CHEDS Tier 4 Eating Disorder Service in developing a new Pilot Day Hospital service which aims to reduce and avoid admissions for young people with eating disorders.

The post holder will be involved in the running of the Eating Disorder service and will form part of CHEDS Multi-disciplinary team.

This is a
fixed term post in CHED's within the Eating Disorder Day Service as a pilot for the next year however following the pilot there may be opportunity for a continued role in CHEDS.

The Post is part of the CWP CYP Eating Disorder Teams and will be based within CHEDS (Tier 4) in Chester (Ancora House).

CHEDS is a regional tier 4 outpatient service offering evidenced based treatment approaches to year old's who present with an eating disorder and their families / carers.

The service also provides an inpatient eating disorder programme and Tier 4 gatekeeping for young people with eating disorders requiring an inpatient admission across Cheshire and Merseyside

The post is a fixed term contract with full-time hours (37.5 hours).

Main duties of the job:

We are seeking to appoint a skilled and experienced Clinical Support Worker with a genuine interest in working with young people with eating disorders and their families and a commitment to delivering interventions, meal support and day to day facilitation of groups.

We are keen to hear from individuals with relevant training and experience.

Key responsibilities include meal support, interventions with young people and families and facilitation of groups.

The post holder will be supported by the other staff members in the day service along with CHEDS multidisciplinary team.

The post-holder will be offered the opportunity for continued professional development within a well-established multi-disciplinary service.

Our service has a strong commitment to professional development through individual supervision, training, appraisal and an ethos of close multi-disciplinary working.

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.

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 'Bronze' award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

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.

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

All new clinical support staff will be required to have completed or working towards the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2 day training to be completed within 6 months of start date).

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.

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