Job summary
Maple Ward at Meadowfield Hospital in Worthing are looking for a Band 3 Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker to join the Multi-disciplinary team on Maple Ward.
The Band 3 Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker roleis full time 37.5 hours with some evening and weekend working essential.
Maple Ward is a 17 bed acute inpatient ward for working age adults with functional mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
The Band 3 Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker role includes facilitation of recreational, social and educational group and individual activities for the service users on the ward.
The Band 3 Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker role involves leading, planning, promoting, delivering and evaluating activities in accordance with service users' needs.
You would be part of a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team with opportunities to work in close collaboration with colleagues including: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Workers, Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Doctors, Social Workers, Psychologists and also community practitioners to support service users in their recovery.
Your skills will be developed through Clinical Supervision and Training opportunities.
About us
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has teaching status and is developing into one of the country's leading teaching mental health trusts.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate recreational, social and educational group and individual activities to the service users resident on the ward/unit. To lead, plan, promote, deliver and evaluate delegated activities in accordance with the service users needs to meet goals identified in the individuals Recovery Plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate recreational, social and educational group and individual activities to the service users resident on the ward/unit. To lead, plan, promote, deliver and evaluate delegated activities in accordance with the service users needs to meet goals identified in the individuals Recovery Plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
- Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
- Health care or relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
- Experience running groups/activities
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of being supervised
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
- Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
- Health care or relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
- Experience running groups/activities
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of being supervised
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
