Cheswold Park Hospital
Clinical Support Worker
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Clinical Support Worker
Healthcare Support Worker Role Summary
The healthcare support worker will play a critical role in an integrated and dynamic team, delivering high standards of safe, compassionate and therapeutic care to a diverse group of patients. The position offers significant challenges and rewarding contributions in mental health and learning disability support.
As part of the healthcare team, you will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of care and treatment programmes
- Provide instructions, guidance, and advice to patients, their families, and carers
- Support in clinical observations (blood pressure, blood glucose, urinalysis)
- Employ therapeutic interventions under a therapy rotation structure
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust encourages **polite, positive professionalism,**while ensuring that communication skills (verbal and written) excel alongside effective IT skills, data input and secure file management.
Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities include:
- Person-centred care: Delivery while following service standards and objectives.
- Performing level-delegated clinical care: Following registration of health professionals, e.g., taking records and managing tasks within established care protocols.
- 24/7 flexible rostering covering service needs.
- Assist in de-escalation: Recognising and supporting behaviour changes, identifying risks, professional reporting.
- General patient support: Personal care (bathing, toileting, dressing), feeding, assist in appearance grooming.
- Basic medical insights and updates: Maintain knowledge in policies, mandatory training compliance and clinical developments.
Visa Sponsorship Policy
Visa sponsorship via the Health and Care Worker visa route is conditional upon the prorated salary meeting the minimum threshold of £25,000 as per UK Visas and Immigration criteria. Visa sponsorship may not be possible depending on working hours.
About the Trust
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust delivers essential community, mental health and learning disability services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield regions.
Our objective is to:
- Empower individuals to achieve their potential
- Maximize recovery and rehabilitation potential
- Provide inclusive, high-quality, contextually appropriate care
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Commitments:
- We value diversity while being transparent about our organization's core values (everyone treated with respect).
- Required background checks:
- Disclosure and Barring Service consideration due to the post’s position under The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
COVID-19 Note: All staff are strongly encouraged to receive annual up-to-date flu vaccinations.
Main Duties
- Work under supervision of registered health care professionals or associate practitioners, using delegated tasks.
- Deliver care with personal and psychosocial care emphasis aimed at maximising recovery.
- Develop effective therapeutic/relationship support with individuals.
- Implement safe and positive care treatment policies in person-centred care.
- Execute detailed observation and recording procedures (blood sugar, blood pressure, etc).
Working Environment
Visual resources include rotating shifts providing 24-hour care (agreed flexibility) alongside regular support hours at Kendray Hospital, Barnsley. Since the NHS offers jerga-free language content requirements, a proactive approach to adaptability with language variations is valued (particularly if you have safety-related concerns beyond English).
Work Details
- Agreement to Uniform and Attire Standards: Professionalism in attire alignment with Trust standards.
- Formal Applications:
- Due to the increasing AI application trends, all generated solutions require disclosure upon submission.
- Strict pre-screening will rule out any unethically automated processes.
Person Specification
Physical Attributes (Essential)
- Satisfactory sickness history (2-year background).
- Ability to fulfill OH requirements including necessary modifications.
Personality & Professional Conduct (Essential)
- Demonstrate responsiveness and initiative.
- Travel requirements: Travel allowed within role scope as necessary.
Examples of Experience
Essential
- Express personal care expertise and related health/social skills.
- Engagement with diverse populations:
- Dealing with public, showcasing teamwork at Band 2 level (or equivalent).
- Self-initiation, prioritisation capabilities.
- User-centric participation: Demonstrating a true dedication to caregivers and clients.
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Accepted Qualifications/Requirements
Essential
- Degree in Health & Social Care: Mandatory Level 2 regulated qualifications (verified).
- Apprenticeship
ORLevel 3 experience (equivalent NVQ). A grade formal functional/BKS for Maths/English is admissible.
Program Compliance Training
- Expected: Care Certificate generation within 12 weeks post-hire
- Duty responsibility: All release conduct matters must be on-signed by trusts’ guidelines.
Desirable Bonus Skills
- English translations:
- Additional languages recognized professionally as advantageous.
- Commitment to non-status roles where supervisory or mentoring may apply. ---Summary of Clinical Skills Required
No practical job experience without the following:
- Basic precautions:
- Prerequisites: Personal agitation management, violence prevention understanding.
- Safeguarding knowledge and responsibility correlation compliance.
Specialist Training Obligations
Mandatory and continuous professional development mandated for:
- Tailored distress management handling.
- Emotional harm identification (verbal/ physical impacts).
- Moving and handling experience.
- Keep current on post-stress debriefing standards (echoing course outcomes).
[Discretionary] Exemptions achievable for moderate adjustments.
Post Details
Band 3 of Agenda for Change Scale Appointments... Starting with: £25,760 (pro rata flexible applicable)
- Salary
{proportions}:Up to£27,476.
Safeguarding & Ethical Mandates: Obligatory operational principles Hubs Active Sy RudySations (ACTIVE) All candidates must uphold safeguarding values for children, young people, and adults with vulnerabilities.
Hiring Clause:
- Early applications are invited, researchers reserve rights to close any active openings before the posted end dates.
Visual Clarity: With mandatory heureux flaé understanding across domains, Bombardier requirements to strict alignment participates within:
- IT infrastructure regulations compliance, security familiarity, and agency expectations.
- Location: Kendray Hospital ;
S70 3RD — Barnsley. Art mapping for scheduling importance.
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