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    Clinical Support Worker - Lowestoft, United Kingdom - Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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    Job summary

    This is an exciting opportunity for Clinical Support Workers to join the Dragonfly Unit in supporting young people through their mental health journey. We are looking for Band 3 Clinical Support Worker's that are passionate about recovery led care with a focus on promoting least restrictive practice.

    The 12-bedded Dragonfly Unit is based in Carlton Colville, Lowestoft and is for age 13-17 year old young people requiring admission whilst receiving inpatient mental health treatment.

    The successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and looking forward to a new challenge providing the best care to our service users. We are looking for someone who displays compassion, empathy and is sensitive in your approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging manner.

    Successful candidates will be required to work early, late and night shifts.

    Main duties of the job

    As a Clinical Support Worker, you will be a vital member of the team who will be enthusiastic, resilient, sensitive, and passionate about providing the best care to our service users.

    As a Support Worker you will be an essential member of the team bringing us your personal skills and experience of caring for people to provide activity, personal support, complete observations and engage with people.

    However most importantly and in keeping with our Trust values of Positively, Respectfully and Together, we are looking for someone who has exceptional people and communication skills.

    If you want to make a difference in people's lives and change it for the better, we want you to be part of our fantastic team

    About us

    Benefits included with this role are:

  • Free car parking
  • 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 physiotherapy service
  • gym membership
  • NHS discounts and many more.
  • Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    On a daily basis, you will be working closely with other Clinical Support Workers, Registered Nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure our service users are receiving the care they require but also apply your creativity to make each day spent in hospital meaningful and purposeful.

    For this role, your duties will include:

  • Having a good understanding of mental health diagnoses and presentation including appropriate boundaries Undertaking therapeutic observations of all service users Supporting service users on a 1:1 basis who may require varying levels of support Undertaking physical management of violence and aggression training to manage challenging situations Take service users on leave from the unit Work closely and in collaboration with families and carers
  • 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

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    * Previous applicants need not apply *

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Care Certificate - or completion of the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date
  • NVQ L2/3 H&SC or Diploma L2/3 in H&SC or apprenticeship L2/3 in H&SC or to commence the framework within the first 4 months of employment.
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Previous experience within the care sector
  • Desirable

  • Mental health experience
  • Knowledge

    Essential

  • Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality

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