Clinical Support Assistant

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Full time
Location: Carlisle
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Job offered by: NHS
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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

North Cumbria Crisis Team is looking for highly motivated Clinical Support Assistants to join our newly developed Crisis Service. You will have the opportunity to base in Carlisle or Workington to deliver high-quality care to our patients in the community across North Cumbria. You will work as part of an MDT, complemented by Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and medical staff. If you have excellent communication skills, work well in a team, and are committed to making a difference to our patients, then your characteristics are just what we are looking for. Main Duties of the Job

To assist in the delivery of care to service users who have a variety of needs, diverse presentations, and a range of mental health conditions, cognitive and/or learning disabilities under the direction of a registered practitioner. The overall responsibility for the service user remains, at all times, with the registered practitioner. To implement and evaluate care within a prescribed framework as a member of the care team ensuring that high-quality, individualized care is delivered and that this promotes recovery and wellbeing and maximizes independence. To support the team in providing excellent and effective person-centered care. To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity. To actively engage with supervision and appraisal processes as identified in Trust policy. About Us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career. Job Responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details. Advertising date: 24th January 2025 Closing date: 30th January 2025 We welcome your application. Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Experience of working/volunteering in an appropriate care setting. GCSE A-C in maths and English or equivalent. Qualifications

Senior Healthcare Support Worker or equivalent or working towards. Experience of working within a relevant clinical service. Skills and Competencies

Ability to develop the skills of others and contribute to a learning environment and work without direct supervision. IT functional skills. Personal Characteristics

Effective communication skills and ability to work in a team. 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. Address

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