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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-AE-21110
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cavendish House
Town
Hastings
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/04/2025 23:59

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Senior Physical Health Clinical Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 4

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

The role of Senior Physical Health Clinic Support Worker will be carrying our annual physical health checks for people diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) by conducting a range of physical observations and health promotion interventions, as well as signposting individuals to services to improve their physical health and set goals with individuals to help improve their physical health.

The Senior Physical Health Clinic Support Workers will also support long-acting antipsychotic injection clinics held at Cavendish House and Bexhill Health Centre by supporting the Qualified Nurse by completing administrative tasks such as note taking and arranging appointments (covered on a rota basis).  Also, there is a supportive role within the weekly Denzapine clinic (covered on a rota basis). 

Senior Physical Health Clinic Support Workers will also hold physical health clinics to conduct BMI assessment, ECG's and various blood tests as requested using venepuncture skills. (These assessments may also be undertaken in the community, as needed).

Other duties will include supporting the duty function of the Assessment and Treatment Team, as well as other duties relevant to the role and banding of this job.

We are looking for an individual who feels a desire to make a positive contribution to improving the physical health for people living with SMI within primary and secondary services and support them in accessing appropriate level of care.

 

 

Main duties of the job

You will be required to have strong organisational skills and be able to work independently within the boundaries of your role whilst being able to seek support and guidance from senior colleagues and other professionals (Consultants, nurses, VCSE organisations, social prescribers GP's and others). You will be working closely with the PCN surgeries, and the role requires the individual to be able to independently travel across the locality.

Working for our organisation

Our office is right in the thick of Hastings’ vibrant and quirky culture and benefits from amazing sea views, with the promenade right across the road. Hastings still maintains its working fishing beach, as well as the old town, castle, pier and the area has some of the most affordable accommodation in the South East.

Hastings & Rother Assessment and Treatment Service is a multi-disciplinary service for adults with complex mental health problems. Our work is challenging, but we receive regular positive feedback from our service users and carers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of their staff, their reward packages reflect the immensely important work their staff do.

If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding Assessment and Treatment service in a seaside town like no other, then we would love to hear from you.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Care Certificate
  • Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
Desirable criteria
  • Any relevant training such as smoking cessation, phlebotomy training, motivational interviewing to promote change

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
  • Experience running clinics with indirect supervision
  • Experience of working as part of a team

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
  • Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/ or individual format
  • Ability to travel across multiple sites in good time

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
John Allsopp
Job title
Senior Nurse Practitioner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 304 0244
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