Clinical Support Worker - East Cheshire (Secure Services) inMacclesfield inMacclesfield PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
Applicants need to showcase their alignment with the Trust's Values and Behaviours, including communication, competence, courage, care, compassion, and commitment, in their application. The Trust offers a secure services payment allowance for staff, as well as training opportunities and support throughout the recruitment process. Candidates with disabilities and those from the armed forces community are encouraged to apply and may benefit from a Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the essential criteria.
These are exciting times for Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for Band 3 Clinical Support Workers to work in our existing teams in our secure units in the Nether Alderley area.
Our services consist of the following specialist inpatient areas:
- Alderley Unit- A male Low Secure Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability Ward
- Saddlebridge Recovery Centre- A male 15 bed Low Secure Mental Health Ward (Nether Alderley)
All areas have a successful structure of MDT working and you will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team and have an ethos of collaborative working between individual service users, carers and other stakeholders.
We are proud of being caring, competent and compassionate, with patients at the heart of what we do. We aim to provide high quality, safe services which improve the health, well-being and independence of the people within our locality.
CWP offers a secure services payment allowance to staff working on our low secure units of £1519.00 pa pro rata.
We are looking for motivated support workers to join our team. You should possess commitment to team working and excellent standards of care. You will be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for mental health care,applicants should havesome experience of working with people with either a Mental Health condition, Dementia, Intellectual disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder and who can demonstrate their compassion and optimism for the rehabilitation and recovery of this client group as well as a desire for on-going professional development. You will receive excellent training opportunities for clinical development and regular supervision and appraisal.
All wards offer a 24-hour service; therefore the successful candidates must be able to work a full range of 12 hour shifts including night shifts and weekends.
There are regular opportunities for career progression throughout the organisation.
If you feel that this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.
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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment ,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsXkBl If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email or by calling .
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a Silver award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on .
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
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