Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist CAMHS
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 246-WSU7263697
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- G Block
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 gross per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker
Band 3
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Job overview
The West Suffolk Specialist CAMHS Team is seeking a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker to undertake a range of clinical activities within the CFYP Service.
This role will be based in Bury St Edmunds with the post holder working 37.5 hours a week.
You must have experience of working with service users under 18 and be committed to undertake further training. This is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to progress professionally.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Support Workers undertake a range of activities to support the work of the team. This includes supporting the implementation of short term clinical interventions or pre- treatment support. Undertaking home visits and supporting young people and their families as well as clinic based work.
Within this role clinicians work with minimal supervision, but under the direction of the senior clinicians including Nurses and Psychologists.
The degree of involvement will be determined by a Registered Practitioner who will assess the extent of supervision required, having considered the particular circumstances and assessed the post holder’s experience.
You will observe, report and record any changes, which may indicate an alteration in the patient’s wellbeing as well as any routine observations required and converse with patients and their relatives/carers in a positive and respectful manner.
Working for our organisation
Our team is passionate about what they do, in a community they love -we are a community of warm, honest and hard-working people, who are delivering essential care.
Every day is different and not without its challenges. We strive to ensure our staff have the support they need to tackle these challenges and time to embrace new opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience within the care sector
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to travel independently.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Care Certificate – or completion of the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date
- NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work without direct supervision, liaising appropriately with other practitioners in the team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cleophas Ndhlalambi
- Job title
- Community Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 733188
- Additional information
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