North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Enablement Worker

The closing date is 04 December 2025

Job summary

IST Enablement Worker - Band 3 - Part Time - 22.5 Hours per week

This is a great opportunity for a band 3 enablement worker to join the Intensive Support Team (IST), a community team based in Hanley. There are 22.5 hours available over a seven-day working week and these are on a permanent basis, however, the Trust encourages flexible working. We provide time-limited specialist support, assessment, formulation and intervention for individuals experiencing a significant decline in their quality of life as a result of complex mental health needs and/or distressed behaviours that may result in placement/home breakdown and/or hospital admission.

As an enablement worker you will bring to the team excellent observational skills to inform assessments, be able to implement care plans based on positive behavioural approaches and model these to both the clients, families and their carers. You will work within a variety of different community settings, offering support, advice and direct care to build partnership working between services and work towards a shared goal for the service user. You will be required to work both within a team and also alone depending upon service user need.

**NOTE - This role is not eligible for sponsorship**

Main duties of the job

To offer support with a defined caseload, consistent with high quality evidence-based practice within the Intensive Support Team. Supporting the provision of community-based service to individuals with complex needs who are experiencing an increase in personal difficulties, additionally providing support to enhance carers' skills when supporting people with a learning disability who challenge services.

The service is committed to the use of Person-Centred Planning approaches and affording adults with learning disabilities opportunities to maximize independence, citizenship, choice and control. The role will support the Intensive Support Team to improve the health and wellbeing of adults with learning disabilities by undertaking assigned tasks and roles, developing therapeutic relationships with services users and carers.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

232-SPL-7595697

Job locations

Hope Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2BX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Empower people to realise and maintain their potential in relation to health and well-being.

Under supervision and guidance contribute to support plans for people with learning disabilities to enable the proactive management of identified health needs which may include challenging behaviour.

Under supervision and guidance, we contribute to the delivery of a wide range of therapeutic interventions ensuring evidence-based practice according to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and National and local procedures.

To participate and contribute to multidisciplinary case discussions.

Support and contribute to the development of accessible person-centered support plans and information in partnership with service users, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.

To be able to adjust communication approaches to meet the complex needs of clients with varying levels of learning disability.

To demonstrate positive interpersonal and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

To be aware of the clients clinical condition and individual circumstances as necessary to perform duties.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Empower people to realise and maintain their potential in relation to health and well-being.

Under supervision and guidance contribute to support plans for people with learning disabilities to enable the proactive management of identified health needs which may include challenging behaviour.

To participate and contribute to multidisciplinary case discussions.

Support and contribute to the development of accessible person-centered support plans and information in partnership with service users, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.

To be able to adjust communication approaches to meet the complex needs of clients with varying levels of learning disability.

To demonstrate positive interpersonal and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

To be aware of the clients clinical condition and individual circumstances as necessary to perform duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2/3 in Direct Care or equivalent relevant qualification.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a learning disability setting commensurate with the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2/3 in Direct Care or equivalent relevant qualification.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a learning disability setting commensurate with the role

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.

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Hope Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2BX

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Hope Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2BX

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)