• Job Description

  Req#: C9354-26-0217?language=en&page=840&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  If you want flexibility but also to have the chance to be a regular, valued part of a compassionate and experienced team supporting individuals with learning disabilities, we would love to hear from you.

  We are looking for Bank Support Workers at the Selden Centre, which is a specialist inpatient service supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs, including mental health needs, autism and challenging behaviour.

  We work with individuals whose needs cannot be safely met in their existing community settings, offering intensive assessment, therapeutic intervention, and person-centred support. People who are admitted to the centre will have a detailed treatment and/or intervention plan.

  Although this is a bank role, we are specifically seeking people who can work regular shifts to build strong, trusting relationships with the people we support. Relationship-based, consistent support is central to helping our service users feel safe, valued and understood. In return you will gain a great deal of job satisfaction in seeing people develop and move on to better things.

  Join the Selden Centre and help us deliver the safe, person-centred and life-changing care our service users deserve.

  Main duties of the job

  As part of the team at the Selden Centre you will:

  • Work with the multi-disciplinary team to establish and deliver a therapeutic programme of care for clients using a person centred approach. Ensuring this is monitored on a daily basis and assist with assessment of clients' needs and planning and promotion of care delivery
  • Undertake a range of delegated clinical health duties
  • Records patients' information and to work within agreed support plans
  • Help people develop skills, confidence and independence both inside the unit and in community-based opportunities.
  • Support individuals with daily routines, meal preparation, shopping, involving clients where appropriate
  • Assist with personal hygiene tasks, and as appropriate encourage self help

  About us

  Our service and wider Trust has been rated as 'Good' by the CQC and our aim is to help people return to the community as safely and as quickly as possible.

  We're a large NHS Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust in South East England. We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.

  We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

  What We Offer:

  A welcoming, supportive and knowledgeable team environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do.

  Training and development opportunities as you become a more integral part of the team.

  Opportunities to work flexibly while still building consistent relationships with service users.

  The chance to make a real difference to people's lives and see the impact of your support as individuals develop and move forward.

  Details

  Date posted

  24 February 2026

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £13.13 an hour per hour

  Contract

  Bank

  Working pattern

  Flexible working

  Reference number

  354-Bank-LD-20061

  Job locations

  Selden Centre

  Swandean Site

  Worthing

  BN13 3EP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Training will be given to ensure you have the relevant support skills but to be a successful applicant you will need:

  • experience of working with people with learning disabilities or mental health issues

  and preferably

  • have experience of additional complex needs such autism and/or challenging behaviours.

  Please note that those working in an inpatient setting are required to complete some mandatory courses e.g. PMVA before being allowed bank shifts.

  Please see attached the full detailed job description for the Bank Support Worker role at the Selden Centre.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Training will be given to ensure you have the relevant support skills but to be a successful applicant you will need:

  • experience of working with people with learning disabilities or mental health issues

  and preferably

  • have experience of additional complex needs such autism and/or challenging behaviours.

  Please note that those working in an inpatient setting are required to complete some mandatory courses e.g. PMVA before being allowed bank shifts.

  Please see attached the full detailed job description for the Bank Support Worker role at the Selden Centre.

  Person Specification

  QUALIFICATIONS

  Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent experience

  EXPERIENCE

  Essential

  • Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and mental health/Autism and or Challenging Behaviours
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Good communication skills

  Person Specification

  QUALIFICATIONS

  Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent experience

  EXPERIENCE

  Essential

  • Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and mental health/Autism and or Challenging Behaviours
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Good communication skills

  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

  Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Selden Centre

  Swandean Site

  Worthing

  BN13 3EP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Selden Centre

  Swandean Site

  Worthing

  BN13 3EP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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