• Job Description

  Req#: C9246-25-0777?language=en&page=399&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you looking for an opportunity to support those suffering from mental health issues?

  Do you work well with people and teams?

  Do you want to progress in your role?

  If you have said yes to these questions, we want to hear from you!

  We have an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic wards based in Suffolk, we are looking for Band 3 Clinical Support Workers that are passionate about recovery led care with a focus on promoting least restrictive practice in Suffolk.

  This role will be a unique opportunity to work across three of our Wedgwood wards on a rotation. You will be working across our two adult inpatient wards, Southgate and Northgate, as well as Abbeygate our older people inpatient ward.

  Come and join our dedicated teams as a Clinical Support Worker!

  Main duties of the job

  You will need to be enthusiastic and conscientious and do everything you can to provide the best care to our service users. We are looking for someone who displays compassion, empathy and is sensitive in their approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging manner.

  Our primary focus is on collaborative working; placing great emphasis on the assessment/recovery model by using assessment tools relating to service user recovery and the philosophy that underpins patient centred care.

  For this role, your duties will include:

  • Spending 1:1 time with service users
  • Providing direct patient care such as personal care and promoting activities of daily living
  • Having a good understanding of mental health diagnoses and presentation including appropriate boundaries
  • Undertaking therapeutic observations of all service usersSupporting 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
  • Undertaking physical health observations and COVID swabbing
  • Taking service users on leave in the community
  • Working with families and carers
  • Providing cross departmental working within the acute pathway as required.

  About us

  Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

  Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

  Details

  Date posted

  24 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year gross per annum (pro rata)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  246-WSN6573087-D

  Job locations

  Wedgwood House

  Bury St Edmunds

  IP33 2QZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will be provided with a fully supported induction programme and will be offered a programme of training and development should you wish to progress.

  Our staff support network includes protected time, wellbeing sessions and regular supervision.

  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!

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will be provided with a fully supported induction programme and will be offered a programme of training and development should you wish to progress.

  Our staff support network includes protected time, wellbeing sessions and regular supervision.

  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!

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification OR experience

  Desirable

  • Mental Health First Aid

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience within the care sector

  Desirable

  • Mental health experience

  Other

  Essential

  • Flexibility and adaptability

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification OR experience

  Desirable

  • Mental Health First Aid

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience within the care sector

  Desirable

  • Mental health experience

  Other

  Essential

  • Flexibility and adaptability

  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

  Wedgwood House

  Bury St Edmunds

  IP33 2QZ

  
  

  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

  Wedgwood House

  Bury St Edmunds

  IP33 2QZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (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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