Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Learning Disability Support Worker

The closing date is 10 March 2026

Job summary

If you want flexibility but also to have the chance to be a regular, valued part of a compassionate and experienced team supporting individuals with learning disabilities, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for Bank Support Workers at the Selden Centre, which is a specialist inpatient service supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs, including mental health needs, autism and challenging behaviour.

We work with individuals whose needs cannot be safely met in their existing community settings, offering intensive assessment, therapeutic intervention, and person-centred support. People who are admitted to the centre will have a detailed treatment and/or intervention plan.

Although this is a bank role, we are specifically seeking people who can work regular shifts to build strong, trusting relationships with the people we support. Relationship-based, consistent support is central to helping our service users feel safe, valued and understood. In return you will gain a great deal of job satisfaction in seeing people develop and move on to better things.

Join the Selden Centre and help us deliver the safe, person-centred and life-changing care our service users deserve.

Main duties of the job

As part of the team at the Selden Centre you will:

Work with the multi-disciplinary team to establish and deliver a therapeutic programme of care for clients using a person centred approach. Ensuring this is monitored on a daily basis and assist with assessment of clients' needs and planning and promotion of care delivery
Undertake a range of delegated clinical health duties
Records patients' information and to work within agreed support plans
Help people develop skills, confidence and independence both inside the unit and in community-based opportunities.
Support individuals with daily routines, meal preparation, shopping, involving clients where appropriate
Assist with personal hygiene tasks, and as appropriate encourage self help

About us

Our service and wider Trust has been rated as 'Good' by the CQC and our aim is to help people return to the community as safely and as quickly as possible.

We're a large NHS Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust in South East England. We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.

We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

What We Offer:

A welcoming, supportive and knowledgeable team environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do.

Training and development opportunities as you become a more integral part of the team.

Opportunities to work flexibly while still building consistent relationships with service users.

The chance to make a real difference to people's lives and see the impact of your support as individuals develop and move forward.

Date posted

24 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£13.13 an hour per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

354-Bank-LD-20061

Job locations

Selden Centre

Swandean Site

Worthing

BN13 3EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Training will be given to ensure you have the relevant support skills but to be a successful applicant you will need:

experience of working with people with learning disabilities or mental health issues

and preferably

have experience of additional complex needs such autism and/or challenging behaviours.

Please note that those working in an inpatient setting are required to complete some mandatory courses e.g. PMVA before being allowed bank shifts.

Please see attached the full detailed job description for the Bank Support Worker role at the Selden Centre.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Training will be given to ensure you have the relevant support skills but to be a successful applicant you will need:

experience of working with people with learning disabilities or mental health issues

and preferably

have experience of additional complex needs such autism and/or challenging behaviours.

Please note that those working in an inpatient setting are required to complete some mandatory courses e.g. PMVA before being allowed bank shifts.

Please see attached the full detailed job description for the Bank Support Worker role at the Selden Centre.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and mental health/Autism and or Challenging Behaviours
Experience of working as part of a team
Good communication skills

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and mental health/Autism and or Challenging Behaviours
Experience of working as part of a team
Good communication skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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