• Job Description

  Req#: C9354-25-0671?language=en&page=716&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Location: Langley Green Hospital, Crawley, West SussexRole: Band 3 Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker

  Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in mental health care and kickstart your career? Do you aspire to help individuals live their lives to the fullest within their communities? Join our award-winning Home First team at Langley Green Hospital as a Band 3 Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker. This highly valued role is crucial to supporting our service users back home as quickly and safely and possible.

  Main duties of the job

  About the Role

  Under the supervision and guidance of the Home First Occupational Therapist, you will be integral to our innovative, therapy-led scheme. Your work will focus on:

  • Preventing Loss of Skills and Confidence: Helping patients return safely to their homes as soon as possible.
  • Supporting Transitions: Assisting patients and their families/carers during the transition from hospital to home.
  • Promoting Recovery: Encouraging continued recovery within the community.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Patient-Focused Care: Provide individualized support and interventions to enable patients to leave the hospital and maintain their well-being at home.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with the Home First OT, ward team, community teams, and third sector partners.
  • Caseload Data and Evaluation: Track the Home First caseload and support the collection and use of outcome measures and evaluation data.
  • Support and Development: Engage in professional supervision and a range of training and CPD opportunities, including pathways for AHP and mental health careers.

  About us

  Why Join Us?

  • Career Development: Be a part of developing and evaluating this new role, with excellent support and supervision.
  • Professional Growth: Benefit from comprehensive supervision to enhance your skills as a clinician.
  • Team Environment: Collaborate with a supportive team, including OT, support workers, medical staff, nursing colleagues, psychologists, and community practitioners.
  • Training and CPD: Access a robust AHP-specific training program and various CPD opportunities.

  Details

  Date posted

  25 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  354-AN-20831

  Job locations

  Langley Green Hospital

  Martyrs Avenue

  Crawley, West Sussex

  RH11 7EJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Requirements

  • Skills and Experience: Excellent communication skills, effective time and caseload management, and a commitment to person-centered care.
  • Qualifications: Previous experience in mental health is advantageous, but we prioritize passion for making a difference and improving lives.
  • Driving: Ideally, you should be a car driver, as the role involves home visits across North West Sussex as part of the Home First outreach work.

  For more details see the job description

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Requirements

  • Skills and Experience: Excellent communication skills, effective time and caseload management, and a commitment to person-centered care.
  • Qualifications: Previous experience in mental health is advantageous, but we prioritize passion for making a difference and improving lives.
  • Driving: Ideally, you should be a car driver, as the role involves home visits across North West Sussex as part of the Home First outreach work.

  For more details see the job description

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
  • Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
  • Health care or relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills

  Knowledge/Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
  • Experience running groups/activities
  • Experience working as part of a team
  • Experience of being supervised

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
  • Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
  • Health care or relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills

  Knowledge/Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
  • Experience running groups/activities
  • Experience working as part of a team
  • Experience of being supervised

  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

  Langley Green Hospital

  Martyrs Avenue

  Crawley, West Sussex

  RH11 7EJ

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Langley Green Hospital

  Martyrs Avenue

  Crawley, West Sussex

  RH11 7EJ

  
  

  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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