Clinical Support Worker Norwich
Job description
Sandringham Ward are seeking a Band 3 Clinical Support Workerto join our friendly supportive team. Sandringham Ward is an assessment ward for older people with a functional mental illness. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering high quality care to our patients, supporting them on their recovery journey. Health Care Assistant Band 3 - Inpatient Providing person centred care for older people with a functional mental illness and physical health problems. Assisting patients with personal care and dietery requirements Monitoring and recording of physical health Therapeutic observations Input with patients recovery plan Liaison and support to relatives and other services Recording on Patients clinical notes Escorting patients to appointments Assisting nursing staff with admission and discharge procedures. We are committed to making sure everyone feels safe and valued. All our colleagues can expect respect, whatever their age, gender, ethnicity, race, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership, or social and economic status. We believe that staff, who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged, and able to provide better outcomes for our service users. We value to importance of professional progression and actively strive to create growth opportunities within our team. You will be encouraged to engage in supervision and annual appraisal to map your professional development plan. There will be opportunities to gain further understanding and expertise in psychological therapies and approaches, trauma informed care, reducing restrictive practices to name but a few. We want to know how you want to develop too, there will be opportunities across clinical and non-clinical pathways, the end goal is truly in your hands. Quality improvement methodology will be embedded in the wards day to day running as we will continuously strive to improve the lives of those, we care for but for each other as colleagues. The ward will have dedicated access to a ward manager and Matron alongside a friendly and welcoming senior management team who will ensure you are supported. 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. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
