Clinical Support Worker - Beach Ward, Julian Hospital

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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Job summary

If you have a passion for helping people the timing couldn't be better - come and see what NSFT have to offer!

It's more than just a job, it's a chance to make a real difference for our service users doing what you love.

Join our Beach ward team, where all our people are valued, can thrive and make a difference.

We are looking to recruit Clinical Support Workers to join our team based at Hammerton Court, onsite at Julian Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You need to be kind, supportive and express the below listed qualities to provide the best care to our service users and their families:

  • Be approachable and interested in people
  • Be confident in talking with people and comfortable with helping people from diverse range of backgrounds, sexual orientation, culture, religion.
  • Have the ability to empathise without giving advice before speaking with your clinical team
  • Have non-judgmental attitude and be an active lister
  • Be perceptive to notice changes
  • Be calm in difficult circumstances or in crisis
  • Be able to protect boundaries especially in distressing situations
  • Have an awareness of and the ability to adhere to strict confidentiality rules
  • Have a good awareness of safeguarding

About us

You must be available to work on a shift pattern, which includes days, nights, and weekends:

  • 07:00 - 15:00 (Early)
  • 13:00 - 21:00 (Late)
  • 20:30 - 07:30 (Night)

**** Unfortunately, we will NOT offer just nights or just weekend shifts.

What we can offer you...

We want to support you to succeed and be your very best with opportunities for training and development; along with the support of experienced managers, team members and pastoral mentors.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32 days), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets and high street stores.

Date posted

06 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

246-GYW6510447

Job locations

Beach Ward, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe road

Norwich

NR23TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Our primary focus is on collaborative working, placing great emphasis on patient centred care.

Beach Ward is a 13 bed Male Organic Admissions Ward. We care for older adults who either have an existing organic diagnosis or need to come in for further investigation and treatment. Often the patients also have complex presentations and a variety of physical health concerns. As a ward, we provide holistic patient centred care, specific to each individual.

What we can offer you...

We want to make working for NSFT a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our primary focus is on collaborative working, placing great emphasis on patient centred care.

Beach Ward is a 13 bed Male Organic Admissions Ward. We care for older adults who either have an existing organic diagnosis or need to come in for further investigation and treatment. Often the patients also have complex presentations and a variety of physical health concerns. As a ward, we provide holistic patient centred care, specific to each individual.

What we can offer you...

We want to make working for NSFT a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience within the care sector

Desirable

  • Experience in Mental Health

Other

Essential

  • Fitness to undergo personal safety training.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Care Certificate - must be achieved within first 12 weeks of employment
  • NVQ L2/3 in H&SC or Diploma L2/3 in H&SC or apprenticeship L2/3 in H&SC

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work without direct supervision, liaising appropriately with other practitioners in the team
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience within the care sector

Desirable

  • Experience in Mental Health

Other

Essential

  • Fitness to undergo personal safety training.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Care Certificate - must be achieved within first 12 weeks of employment
  • NVQ L2/3 in H&SC or Diploma L2/3 in H&SC or apprenticeship L2/3 in H&SC

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).

Additional information

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

Beach Ward, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe road

Norwich

NR23TD


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Beach Ward, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe road

Norwich

NR23TD


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Samuel Byrne

samuel.byrne@nsft.nhs.uk

01603978308

Date posted

06 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

246-GYW6510447

Job locations

Beach Ward, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe road

Norwich

NR23TD


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