Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disabilities,
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)
- Job ref
- 342-CAMHS115-0925
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingswood Hub
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 3 CAMHS LD Support Worker - Bristol
Band 3
Job overview
Are you passionate about supporting children and young people with learning disabilities and their families? Do you want to work in a dynamic, motivated and committed team? This role with Bristol CAMHS-LD could be perfect for you. This post requires you to work with young people up to the age of 19 years who have a moderate to profound learning disability, behaviours which challenge and/or emotional and/or mental health difficulties. The role will involve working in a variety of settings with children/young people and their families along with working collaboratively with the skilled clinicians within the multidisciplinary team and the wider multiagency Network. The post holder will assist in the delivery of specialist support for children and young people who have a learning disability.
The post holder will be required to work across a variety of settings (e.g. family homes, educational settings and respite units) to support children and young people and their families ensuring that they receive structured support. During The Pandemic, the role requires a mixture of working from home, along with some office working and direct working with young people in a variety of environments they access. Resources to support remote working are provided, such as laptop and mobile phone.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a support worker who has a passion and experience for working with young people with additional and complex emotional, behavioural and mental health needs. A kind, caring, compassionate and patient approach is essential, along with having creative and adaptable mindset are key to meet the varying needs of our service users.
You will be required to travel around the county to carry out direct work, so the ability to travel is essential.
Working for our organisation
The South Gloucestershire CAMHS-LD service prides itself on multi-disciplinary working. We are a multi-disciplinary service primary made up of Psychiatry, Learning Disability Nurses, Clinical Psychologists and Support workers. We follow national and local guidance to promote person centred, holistic support to improve quality of life, along with improving mental well-being for young people and their families.
We strive towards a gold standard practice, through the use of National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) with particular aim of following positive behaviour support (PBS) practice to support young people who present with autism and Moderate to profound learning disabilities and behaviours which challenge. You can find more information about our service in our service leaflet attached to this advert.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details around the role responsibilities and personal requirements, please see job description and person specification.
Person specification
Essential knowledge, skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education GCSE or equivalent
- NVQ3 in direct care/child care or equivalent levels of experience
- Basic IT skills including being confident creating visual support aids
- Significant experience of working professionally with children and/or learning disabilities
- Excellent communication skills including face to face, telephone and written communication
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
- Awareness of Child Protection policies and procedures
Desirable criteria
- Mobile for travel to meet requirements of post
- Demonstrate an enthusiastic, flexible and creative approach to work
- Be passionate about service user involvement
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Lloyd
- Job title
- CAMHS-LD Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01173546801
- Additional information
Catherine Robinson - Lead Nurse (Advanced Nurse Practitioner)
0117 3546801
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