Clinical Support Worker

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you passionate about Young People and looking to start or continue your career in healthcare? We are excited to be recruiting to opportunities to come and work with us as Healthcare Support Workers across our units; CAMHS PICU and the Bethlem Adolescent Unit based on the Bethlem site, and the Snowsfields Adolescent Unit, based on our Maudsley site (*temporarily relocated to the Bethlem site).

We are looking for individuals who are kind and caring with a genuine desire to help and support our young people and their families. If this sounds like you, then you already have the skills that make a great Healthcare Support Worker.

If shortlisted, you will be invited to an exciting in-person Assessment morning whereby you will have the opportunity to meet our amazing teams and find out how valuable your role as a Healthcare Support Worker will be.

The assessment will be held at the Bethlem Royal Hospital.

Main duties of the job

What we need:

A positive and caring attitude
Children and young people focused care
Enthusiasm
A determination to do a good job
Willingness to learn and undertake training

Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the young people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues.

Working under the direct supervision and guidance of a Registered Nurse/ Senior Health Care Support Worker/ Assistant Practitioner/Nurse Associate to support the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.

This role will require the postholder to provide hands on care in the prevention, management, and de-escalation of violence in in-patient settings, using approved techniques. The postholder(s) will be required to undertake Seni Lewis training (and assessment to be deemed competent) to obtain the required skills in the prevention, management and de-escalation of violence.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

The Trust employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Date posted

28 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,948 to £29,468 a year per annum. Role location determines additional living wage

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-6298438-FR

Job locations

Maudsley & Bethlem hospital sites

London

SE5 8AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate
English and Mathematics basic qualifications (eg GCSE at grade C or above) or equivalent

Desirable

Level 2/3 Health and Social care qualification / working towards qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

At least one year as a Healthcare Support Worker, or equivalent level of experience.

Skills and abilities

Essential

Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision, and acting on own initiative, within protocols, policies and care plans.
Approachable and Self-aware and demonstrate an ability to self-reflect.
Positive attitude even when dealing with distressing situations.

Desirable

Training and experience in specialist skills such as ECG, Vital Signs, Phlebotomy
Experience in facilitating groups

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate
English and Mathematics basic qualifications (eg GCSE at grade C or above) or equivalent

Desirable

Level 2/3 Health and Social care qualification / working towards qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

At least one year as a Healthcare Support Worker, or equivalent level of experience.

Skills and abilities

Essential

Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision, and acting on own initiative, within protocols, policies and care plans.
Approachable and Self-aware and demonstrate an ability to self-reflect.
Positive attitude even when dealing with distressing situations.

Desirable

Training and experience in specialist skills such as ECG, Vital Signs, Phlebotomy
Experience in facilitating groups

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