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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are delighted to have opportunities for enthusiastic and dedicated mental health support workers to join us and work within a busy and innovative CAMHS Outreach service to offer Home Treatment for young people with eating disorders. If you feel you are a good fit for this role, we advise that you submit your application ASAP as we will be capping the number of applications.</p> <p>Our service operates from 8am - 8pm 7 days a week, across Bristol, South Glos &amp; North Somerset. We are looking for staff to cover these areas. Due to the wide patch we cover,driving license and car to allow the ability to travel across these areas as crucial to the role.</p> <p>The roles will include a variety of training opportunities, including internal training in family based treatment for Eating Disorders, CBT-E, and crisis support and supported eating.</p> <p>We will also offer opportunities to access our wider CAMHS training curriculum, alongside regular individual and group supervision. You would be working amongst a skilled, supportive &amp; caring team of registered and non-registered practitioners.</p> <p>o Temporary base is currently in Perry Road, Bristol.</p> <p>o This is a developing service, which will enhance our current offer to young people who have eating problems. This includes community nursing and acute hospital support. The team operates at the interface of Acute Hospitals, Home Treatment and Inpatient Admission, alongside locality CAMHS teams.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>We provide short term intensive home treatment, and in-reach into Acute Hospital settings as an extension to a Community CAMHS care package.</p> <p>We aim to support young people and their families to avoid inpatient admissions where possible and support them with recovery in a home setting. The team currently is made up of a skilled mix of band 7 &amp; band 6 Mental Health Practitioners &amp; Band 4 Support Workers. We aim to work in pairs where possible, however there are times that you would be expected to work autonomously with indirect support and supervision from a registered practitioner.</p> <p>This role will be working within a specialist CAMHS eating disorder service which offers a real opportunity to develop new skills whilst also increasing your current skills and knowledge base via direct work and specialist training.</p> <p>This role also includes working with YP who are being fed via Naso-Gastric (NG) tube in their home environment. You will not be providing NG feeds.</p> <p>Providing meal support, psychoeducation and emotional support to young people and their families who are effected by an eating disorder within Bristol, South Glos and North Somerset.</p> <p>Providing support in young people's homes and Acute Hospitals to prevent or decrease the length of hospital admissions where possible.</p> <p>Working alongside colleagues within the ED Home Treatment Team, and wider colleagues from Acute trusts and CAMHS.</p> <p><strong>Please see uploaded job description and person spec file.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust); a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. </p> <p>We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.</p> <p>Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. </p> <p>At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 4</p>
  
  

  
  
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      £27,485 to £30,162 a year
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-CAMHS143-1125</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Off The Record</p>
      <p>1-2 Perry Road</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS1 5BQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>Promote and champion the rights, values, responsibilities and diversity of people, and act in an open and compassionate way within clear professional boundaries. </li>  <li>Promote and maintain effective communication with people in order to build and sustain positive working relationships with individuals, families and carers, team members and other agencies. This may include accessing translation and interpreting services. </li>  <li>Contribute to the planning, implementation and review of care packages, including implementing specific parts of an individual care plan.</li>  <li>Working autonomously within relevant practice boundaries, under indirect, but not direct, supervision of registered clinicians.</li>  <li>Conduct comprehensive assessments of mental health needs and clinical risks. </li>  <li>Maintain accurate, confidential records of patient activity, contributing to a range of written documents as appropriate, including reports, referrals and letters.</li>  <li>Enable people to understand and manage their mental health needs in line with their care plan and relapse prevention strategies. This may include enabling people to manage their own domestic and personal resources, housing needs, and enabling people to access learning / training, or work opportunities.</li>  <li>Support individuals in developing and maintaining their identity and personal relationships, including potentially difficult relationships.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Please see uploaded job description and person spec.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <ul>  <li>Promote and champion the rights, values, responsibilities and diversity of people, and act in an open and compassionate way within clear professional boundaries. </li>  <li>Promote and maintain effective communication with people in order to build and sustain positive working relationships with individuals, families and carers, team members and other agencies. This may include accessing translation and interpreting services. </li>  <li>Contribute to the planning, implementation and review of care packages, including implementing specific parts of an individual care plan.</li>  <li>Working autonomously within relevant practice boundaries, under indirect, but not direct, supervision of registered clinicians.</li>  <li>Conduct comprehensive assessments of mental health needs and clinical risks. </li>  <li>Maintain accurate, confidential records of patient activity, contributing to a range of written documents as appropriate, including reports, referrals and letters.</li>  <li>Enable people to understand and manage their mental health needs in line with their care plan and relapse prevention strategies. This may include enabling people to manage their own domestic and personal resources, housing needs, and enabling people to access learning / training, or work opportunities.</li>  <li>Support individuals in developing and maintaining their identity and personal relationships, including potentially difficult relationships.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Please see uploaded job description and person spec.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work  towards, an appropriate Level 5 vocational qualification  (Foundation Degree in Mental Health or Health and  Social Care)</li>
        
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          Skills
        
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        <li>IT skills: ability to use email, Microsoft word and basic  clinical records databases.</li>
        
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          Knowledge and Experience
        
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        <li>Ability to manage own workload in an effective and  timely manner.</li>
        
        <li>Well-developed listening skills and effective verbal  communication skills, and ability to communicate both  face to face, via email and by telephone.</li>
        
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          Personal Qualities
        
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            Skills
          
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          <li>IT skills: ability to use email, Microsoft word and basic  clinical records databases.</li>
          
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            Knowledge and Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Significant experience of working in a mental health  setting and or with children and young people.</li>
          
          <li>An understanding of common mental health  difficulties, including eating disorders and how they  impact individuals and their families.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Knowledge of eating  disorders and evidence  base/ guidelines for  treating ED in under 18's.</li>
            
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            Specific Attributes
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Ability to manage own workload in an effective and  timely manner.</li>
          
          <li>Well-developed listening skills and effective verbal  communication skills, and ability to communicate both  face to face, via email and by telephone.</li>
          
          <li>Written communication skills, with the ability to  contribute to written reports, maintain accurate records  and interpret relevant clinical information effectively.</li>
          
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            Personal Qualities
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Team-working skills, and ability to function effectively  and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary setting.</li>
          
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    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
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      <p>Off The Record</p>
      <p>1-2 Perry Road</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS1 5BQ</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
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          <p>1-2 Perry Road</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS1 5BQ</p>
        
      

      
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Band 4 CAMHS Community Support Worker (Eating Disorders) - Bristol

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you have experience of being a carer for a loved one with complex emotional needs, often associated with a diagnosis of 'personality disorder'?</p>
<p>If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Carer Peer Support Worker to work in 'personality disorder' services at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.</p>
<p>We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who will be able to share wisdom, from their own experiences, to inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.</p>
<p>The role will involve working collaboratively with other professionals, to assist in improving the wellbeing of the families that use 'personality disorder' services. This will be achieved by supporting carers directly, by sharing experiences and engaging in practical activities to enable them to feel in control of their lives. The role will also involve providing support to carers' groups and developing and maintaining relationships with several Local Mental Health Teams throughout the Nottinghamshire area.</p>
<p>This job can be emotionally challenging at times, but the successful applicant will receive support, guidance and training from colleagues within the 'personality disorder' team and the wider organisation.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To establish supportive relationships with carers and people using mental health services based on the core principles of peer support (mutuality, reciprocity, strengths-focused, safe, progressive, non-directive, recovery-focused and inclusive).</p>
<p>To share personal experiences of caring, recovery and coping to build connection and inform support.</p>
<p>To use active listening skills to help people develop self-understanding and identify their personal recovery goals.</p>
<p>To support others in achieving goals that they have identified for themselves, including signposting to other organisations and opportunities.</p>
<p>To role model recovery, personal responsibility and self-awareness.</p>
<p>To raise awareness of recovery language among Trust staff by modelling positive, strengths based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work.</p>
<p>To embrace every opportunity to work with people in a recovery focused way, supporting the community team by undertaking duties that would be a reasonable expectation of the role.</p>
<p>To maintain strengths focused clinical records.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.</p>
<p>We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.</p>
<p>We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.</p>
<p>The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.</p>
<p>The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>06 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        per annum (pro rata for part time)
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>186-1313-25-MH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Highbury Hospital- Willows (PICU-Male)</p>
      <p>Highbury Hospital, Highbury Rd</p>
      <p>Nottingham</p>
            <p>NG6 9DR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The role of carer peer support worker has been developed specifically for people who have supported a friend or loved one who is experiencing mental distress. Carer peer support workers use their experiences of caring to offer empathy, hope and understanding to others. In this role, the carer peer support worker will offer peer support alongside practical assistance to enable people to feel in control of their lives and their own unique recovery process. Within a relationship of mutuality and shared experience, they will promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.</p>
<p><strong>Please note that this post does not meet the pay or skill level required for a Skilled worker visa.</strong></p>
<p>Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health &amp; Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health &amp; Care visa.</p>
<p>Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a></p>
<p><strong>Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check.</strong> Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.</p>
<p>You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The role of carer peer support worker has been developed specifically for people who have supported a friend or loved one who is experiencing mental distress. Carer peer support workers use their experiences of caring to offer empathy, hope and understanding to others. In this role, the carer peer support worker will offer peer support alongside practical assistance to enable people to feel in control of their lives and their own unique recovery process. Within a relationship of mutuality and shared experience, they will promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.</p>
<p><strong>Please note that this post does not meet the pay or skill level required for a Skilled worker visa.</strong></p>
<p>Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health &amp; Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health &amp; Care visa.</p>
<p>Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a></p>
<p><strong>Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check.</strong> Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.</p>
<p>You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Lived experience of being a carer to someone with mental health difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Lived experience of mental distress and recovery</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques</li>
          
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          Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Understanding of the core principles or values of peer support</li>
        
        <li>Personal understanding of how to manage stress and when to access support</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Knowledge of community resources</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Training
        
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        <li>Completion of, or willingness to complete Peer Support Worker Training</li>
        
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          Dispositional Attributes
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Positive and recovery focussed attitude to supporting others and working within teams</li>
        
        <li>Experience of being a carer for a loved one who has or attracts the diagnosis of "personality disorder".</li>
        
        <li>Able to demonstrate a patient, non-judgmental, respectful  and compassionate attitude</li>
        
        <li>Supportive to other colleagues</li>
        
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Ability to use personal experiences to support others and demonstrate empathy</li>
        
        <li>Active listening skills</li>
        
        <li>Able to build inclusive relationships with a wide range of people</li>
        
        <li>Ability to maintain a home/work life balance which feels healthy</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to support people in ways which they choose to meet their recovery goals</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work within a team</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to use the Trust IT systems</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of and ability to use written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills</li>
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Must be able to travel to a range of locations by own or by public transport</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.</li>
          
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        <li>All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork.</li>
        
        <li>All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.</li>
        
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          <li>Lived experience of being a carer to someone with mental health difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Lived experience of mental distress and recovery</li>
            
            <li>Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques</li>
            
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            Knowledge
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Understanding of the core principles or values of peer support</li>
          
          <li>Personal understanding of how to manage stress and when to access support</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Knowledge of community resources</li>
            
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            Training
          
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          <li>Completion of, or willingness to complete Peer Support Worker Training</li>
          
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            Dispositional Attributes
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Positive and recovery focussed attitude to supporting others and working within teams</li>
          
          <li>Experience of being a carer for a loved one who has or attracts the diagnosis of "personality disorder".</li>
          
          <li>Able to demonstrate a patient, non-judgmental, respectful  and compassionate attitude</li>
          
          <li>Supportive to other colleagues</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Ability to use personal experiences to support others and demonstrate empathy</li>
          
          <li>Active listening skills</li>
          
          <li>Able to build inclusive relationships with a wide range of people</li>
          
          <li>Ability to maintain a home/work life balance which feels healthy</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to support people in ways which they choose to meet their recovery goals</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work within a team</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to use the Trust IT systems</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of and ability to use written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills</li>
          
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            Contractual Requirements
          
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          <li>Must be able to travel to a range of locations by own or by public transport</li>
          
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            <li>A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.</li>
            
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            Values &amp; Behaviours
          
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          <li>All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork.</li>
          
          <li>All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.</li>
          
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    <p>Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Highbury Hospital- Willows (PICU-Male)</p>
      <p>Highbury Hospital, Highbury Rd</p>
      <p>Nottingham</p>
            <p>NG6 9DR</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Highbury Hospital- Willows (PICU-Male)</p>
          <p>Highbury Hospital, Highbury Rd</p>
          <p>Nottingham</p>
                    <p>NG6 9DR</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Carer Peer Support Worker

Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Please be advised this role is designed to support our diverse community, and improve employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities. </strong></p>
<p><strong>This post is open to applicants with a learning disability. If this does not apply to you please do not submit an application.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Previous applicants to this post need not apply. </strong></p>
<p>Water Meadow View is a new mental health inpatient unit for adults who have learning disabilities. The site is due to open in Winter 2025 on our site in Whittingham, Preston.</p>
<p>As we prepare to open this unit, we have a new and exciting opportunity for a LD Peer Support Worker to join us and support the Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver outstanding person-centred care.</p>
<p>This role will play a vital part in ensuring that the voices of people who use our service are embedded in everything we do. </p>
<p>One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients, and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support, and safety, with patient-centred care at its heart.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a Peer Support Worker, you will use your personal lived experience of having a learning disability to support and empower others facing similar experiences.</p>
<p>Working within Water Meadow View, you will provide emotional and practical support, helping individuals build confidence, develop independence, and engage in recovery in a meaningful way. You will also use your lived experience to ensure that the service user's voice is heard and is at the centre.</p>
<p>The key responsibilities of this role are:</p>
<ul>
<li>To work directly with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings as agreed with the Ward Manager.</li>
<li>To encourage and support service users to engage in meaningful occupations throughout the day.</li>
<li>Work alongside service users and occupational therapy professionals to plan, deliver and evaluate occupational therapy groups through meaningful co-production.</li>
<li>To engage with service users throughout their recovery journey to support admission, therapy, treatment, care and discharge.</li>
<li>Support professionals to deliver training to external providers to support successful discharges</li>
<li>To support multi-disciplinary professionals to develop resources for service users</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.</p>
<p>The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.</p>
<p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.</p>
<p>For more information please visit our website via Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS FT.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 2</p>
  
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,465 a year
      
        Per Annum (subject to confirmation)
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>351-SPS1466-TG-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>L7F9 L2092 Water Meadow View</p>
      <p>Guild Lodge,</p>
      <p>Whittingham, Preston</p>
            <p>PR3 2JH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p> To support service users to provide feedback on their therapy, treatment and care.</p>
<p> Support training and awareness initiatives to enhance staff understanding of lived experience.</p>
<p>  Use and develop reasonably adjusted information such as easy read information based on the needs of the service user</p>
<p>  Use personal lived experience to support Water Meadow View recruitment and selection process.</p>
<p>  To facilitate peer led activities within the unit such as coffee mornings, service user engagement sessions to promote social interaction, skill development and mutual support.</p>
<p>  Use lived experience to support with the induction of new employees.</p>
<p>  To meet and greet visitors and take an active role in site introductions and walk rounds.</p>
<p>  To work closely with the Lived Experience Quality Assurance Lead, to ensure that service user feedback is shared.</p>
<p>For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p> To support service users to provide feedback on their therapy, treatment and care.</p>
<p> Support training and awareness initiatives to enhance staff understanding of lived experience.</p>
<p>  Use and develop reasonably adjusted information such as easy read information based on the needs of the service user</p>
<p>  Use personal lived experience to support Water Meadow View recruitment and selection process.</p>
<p>  To facilitate peer led activities within the unit such as coffee mornings, service user engagement sessions to promote social interaction, skill development and mutual support.</p>
<p>  Use lived experience to support with the induction of new employees.</p>
<p>  To meet and greet visitors and take an active role in site introductions and walk rounds.</p>
<p>  To work closely with the Lived Experience Quality Assurance Lead, to ensure that service user feedback is shared.</p>
<p>For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Education/Qualification
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in a healthcare setting.</li>
        
        <li>Basic computer literacy skills and the ability to use computer systems such as emails, Microsoft Teams, internet searches etc.</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to undertake training appropriate to the role.</li>
        
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          Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring the voices of people with lived experience are heard</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Personal lived experience of having a learning disability</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using inpatient or community based learning disability services.</li>
        
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          Personal
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Willingness to share own personal experiences to support and empower others</li>
        
        <li>Genuine concern for the well-being of others, creating a safe space for service users to share their experiences.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to take guidance from colleagues appropriately.</li>
        
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            Education/Qualification
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in a healthcare setting.</li>
          
          <li>Basic computer literacy skills and the ability to use computer systems such as emails, Microsoft Teams, internet searches etc.</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to undertake training appropriate to the role.</li>
          
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            Knowledge
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring the voices of people with lived experience are heard</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Personal lived experience of having a learning disability</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using inpatient or community based learning disability services.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Personal
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Willingness to share own personal experiences to support and empower others</li>
          
          <li>Genuine concern for the well-being of others, creating a safe space for service users to share their experiences.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to take guidance from colleagues appropriately.</li>
          
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>L7F9 L2092 Water Meadow View</p>
      <p>Guild Lodge,</p>
      <p>Whittingham, Preston</p>
            <p>PR3 2JH</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>L7F9 L2092 Water Meadow View</p>
          <p>Guild Lodge,</p>
          <p>Whittingham, Preston</p>
                    <p>PR3 2JH</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Learning Disability Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>PLEASE READ: UK VISA &amp; IMMIGRATION</strong></p> <p>In line with recent UK Government updates, which came into effect 9 April 2025, the minimum salary threshold for Skilled Worker visas, including the Health and Care Visa route, has increased to £25,000 per year. This applies to roles paid in accordance with NHS pay bands, meaning entry-level Band 3 positions no longer meet the criteria for sponsorship.</p> <p><strong>Therefore - If you require visa sponsorship to work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application on this occasion.</strong></p> <p><strong>If you have current sponsorship, we will need evidence of 12 months Right to Work in the UK, please provide full details within your application.</strong></p> <p><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE</strong></p> <p>A rewarding role where each day could be different, being able to build a working relationship with children and young people within our packages of care, helping to make a difference to their lives and see the impact your support can make to the family unit</p> <p>We have an exciting opportunity for Health Care support workers to join our team in the Children's Packages of Care Team (CPOC). We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic people to join our team due to expansion within the service.</p> <p>The children's packages of care team sits within the Children's Complex Needs Nursing Service and delivers packages of care to children within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation trust.</p>    <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>HCSWs within this team are lone workers, taking full responsibility for the care of children with complex needs after receiving comprehensive training. This could be caring for a child overnight in their own home, while parents are sleeping, accompanying a child to school and meeting their needs during the school day or working with another HCSW/nurse to give parents a complete break.</p>
<p>Following training and competency assessment, HCSWs will be able to independently care for children with tracheostomies, gastrostomies, require medications, oxygen therapy amongst other medical needs.</p>
<p>Shift times vary dependant on the child's needs and HCSWs are expected to work a mixture of days, nights, and weekend shifts, these can be anytime over the 24 hour period.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>This role includes shift work, including nights/weekends. We would also consider someone who only wanted to work night shifts as a shift pattern</p>
<p>We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. All applications will be considered on merit, in line with UK employment legislation and our sponsorship obligations.</p>
<p>If you are required to select your current VISA type, please ensure you select the correct option from the list provided.</p>
<p>Failure to select the correct option, or intentionally selecting the wrong option, may result in your application being rejected.</p>
<p><strong>Failure to provide accurate and honest information will result in your application being removed from the process.</strong></p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>351-CEN2280-BD-E</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Ashton Health Centre</p>
            <p>Preston</p>
            <p>PR2 1HR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The ideal candidates will need to be organised, able to work alone and part of a team, adaptable, calm in pressured situations and flexible to meet the needs of the service. Ideally you will have experience in a health care, social care or education setting working with children. An NVQ3 in care or equivalent care experience is desired, however full training will be given.</p> <p>This is an extremely rewarding role as you will be caring for children in their homes/school providing support ensuring that their needs are met. You will be attending to personal cares, moving and handling needs and engaging through play. Some of our children have additional health care needs such as gastrostomies, tracheostomies and use of medical equipment in which full training will be provided.</p> <p>You will be well supported by an experienced and dedicated management team as well as peer support amongst colleagues, opportunities to work alongside specialists, a personal and professional development plan.</p> <p>Career pathway from HCSW to nursing associate is available to members of CPOC in addition, you will have an annual personal development review and plan to support your career aspirations along with regular team days for training, supportive discussions and well-being sessions.</p> <p>This is an NHS ran service and incorporates all the standard NHS staff benefits for working within the service e.g. Enhanced rate for nights and weekend work, pension, paid sick leave, annual leave entitlements and access to evidence based training.</p> <p>You will require a valid UK driving licence or have access to a vehicle for work purposes or be able to travel between community settings in a timely manner. This is essential in order to travel across the geographical footprint required within the service. Bases are both at Burnley and Preston with packages of care across Lancashire. (Travel expenses reimbursed in accordance with trust policy</p> <p><strong>*Please note - previous applications need not apply for this role*</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>The ideal candidates will need to be organised, able to work alone and part of a team, adaptable, calm in pressured situations and flexible to meet the needs of the service. Ideally you will have experience in a health care, social care or education setting working with children. An NVQ3 in care or equivalent care experience is desired, however full training will be given.</p> <p>This is an extremely rewarding role as you will be caring for children in their homes/school providing support ensuring that their needs are met. You will be attending to personal cares, moving and handling needs and engaging through play. Some of our children have additional health care needs such as gastrostomies, tracheostomies and use of medical equipment in which full training will be provided.</p> <p>You will be well supported by an experienced and dedicated management team as well as peer support amongst colleagues, opportunities to work alongside specialists, a personal and professional development plan.</p> <p>Career pathway from HCSW to nursing associate is available to members of CPOC in addition, you will have an annual personal development review and plan to support your career aspirations along with regular team days for training, supportive discussions and well-being sessions.</p> <p>This is an NHS ran service and incorporates all the standard NHS staff benefits for working within the service e.g. Enhanced rate for nights and weekend work, pension, paid sick leave, annual leave entitlements and access to evidence based training.</p> <p>You will require a valid UK driving licence or have access to a vehicle for work purposes or be able to travel between community settings in a timely manner. This is essential in order to travel across the geographical footprint required within the service. Bases are both at Burnley and Preston with packages of care across Lancashire. (Travel expenses reimbursed in accordance with trust policy</p> <p><strong>*Please note - previous applications need not apply for this role*</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent experience.</li>
        
        <li>A willingness to undertake further study.</li>
        
        <li>Good general education including GCSE in English Language or equivalent.</li>
        
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          Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Good knowledge of child development</li>
        
        <li>Basic understanding of how complex needs/chronic illness affects children and families</li>
        
        <li>Sound working knowledge of professional issues e/.g. confidentiality</li>
        
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          Exper
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of managing children on an individual and group basis</li>
        
        <li>Experience of interacting with Children with Complex and/or Additional Needs</li>
        
        <li>Previous experience of care in health, social, education or voluntary setting.</li>
        
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          <li>A willingness to undertake further study.</li>
          
          <li>Good general education including GCSE in English Language or equivalent.</li>
          
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          <li>Basic understanding of how complex needs/chronic illness affects children and families</li>
          
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          <li>Experience of managing children on an individual and group basis</li>
          
          <li>Experience of interacting with Children with Complex and/or Additional Needs</li>
          
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    <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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        <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Ashton Health Centre</p>
                    <p>Preston</p>
                    <p>PR2 1HR</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Children's Health Care Support Worker

Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are very excited to be able to offer a full-time senior support worker post covering the Cirencester Recovery team based at Cirencester Memorial Centre &amp; Stroud Recovery Team based at Weavers Croft. The role will involve working across these two sites.</p> <p>The post would mainly involve active participation and responsibility in working within the well-established South Clozapine clinic which serves patients prescribed this medication who live in the South locality and lead responsibility for a defined caseload of Recovery patients with suitable risk and complexity, mainly who access the clinic. Though mainly clinic based, due to the nature of community working the post does require vehicle access and ability to drive. </p> <p>The Recovery Teams are a friendly, welcoming and dynamic teams providing secondary care services to adults of working age, their families and significant others, to provide the best possible outcomes for people with complex mental health needs. The aim of the team is to work in line with the principles of Recovery and Social Inclusion. We strive to ensure that locality services represent excellent quality, (safe and a positive experience) and good value, (efficient and effective).</p> <p>This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has experience of working with adults of Working Age and supporting individuals with Enduring Mental Health problems.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>  <li>Under the supervision of registered practitioners assist in the provision of care and treatment to service users in a community setting, in line with the principles of social inclusion and recovery, and the 'Capabilities for Inclusive Practice'.</li>  <li>To act as a Lead Professional for those service users on Standard care identified and directed by senior practitioners assessing service user's needs and developing and implementing care plans.</li>  <li>To provide support, give time to allocated group of service users with more complex needs and thus promote their recovery and maintain them in their community environment.</li>  <li>To assist the care co-ordinator or key worker to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.</li>  <li>To facilitate access to activities to meet the needs of service users and carers within community settings.</li>  <li>To participate in induction and support of new staff and students and to co-supervise junior staff.</li>  <li>To attend and participate in identified training and the staff appraisal process.</li> </ul> <p><strong>The qualification, training &amp; experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.</p> <p>Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:</p> <ul>  <li>72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.</li>  <li>76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.</li>  <li>81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.</li> </ul> <p>This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 4</p>
  
  

  
  
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      £27,485 to £30,162 a year
      
        Per annum
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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      <p>Weavers Croft</p>
      <p>Field Road</p>
      <p>Stroud</p>
            <p>GL5 2HZ</p>
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    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has experience of working with adults of Working Age and supporting individuals with Enduring Mental Health problems.</p> <p>Alongside regular supervision and peer meetings you will have the opportunity to attend a variety of training courses and practice enhancement to build on your portfolio of continual professional development.</p> <p>Community Mental Health Services are undergoing significant transformation in the way we work together as part of the national agenda, and there are exciting changes ahead within Cirencester Recovery Team which the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be a part of.</p> <p>We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).</p> <p>Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.</p> <p><em>This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit </em><strong><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas</a></em></strong></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has experience of working with adults of Working Age and supporting individuals with Enduring Mental Health problems.</p> <p>Alongside regular supervision and peer meetings you will have the opportunity to attend a variety of training courses and practice enhancement to build on your portfolio of continual professional development.</p> <p>Community Mental Health Services are undergoing significant transformation in the way we work together as part of the national agenda, and there are exciting changes ahead within Cirencester Recovery Team which the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be a part of.</p> <p>We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).</p> <p>Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.</p> <p><em>This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit </em><strong><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas</a></em></strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of competency based training in a relevant health or social care area PLUS theoretical and practical knowledge to diploma level equivalent, obtained through formal competency training, short courses and experience OR successful completion of approved associate practitioner training or relevant foundation degree or commitment to obtain within 2 years.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the CPA process</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and understanding of care planning  and risk assessment (completed an Approved course in relation to Risk Assessment).</li>
        
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          <li>Knowledge and understanding of using a Recovery based approach to care</li>
          
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          Evidence
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Mental Health Act  , Child Protection</li>
        
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            <li>Knowledge and understanding of using a Recovery based approach to care</li>
            
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    <p>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Field Road</p>
      <p>Stroud</p>
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Senior Community Support Worker - Recovery South

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The role of the Health Support Worker is to deliver high quality community assessment and inpatient care under supervision from qualified colleagues. The post holder will provide therapeutic support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to actively engage in their unique recovery process. The post requires effective liaison with service users, carers, and other professionals and agencies as required. It will involve the provision of direct physical and psychological care, offering therapeutic time to a defined client group working at all times within the principles of recovery. Our Health Support Workers are at the centre of engaging our service users, not just in ward based activity and therapy but also within the local community.</p> <p>The purpose of this post is to provide and support the highest standards of evidence based clinical practice, in all areas of the work of the Crisis Assessment Unit and Police Pathway. This will be achieved directly through clinical practice and participating in clinical support and supervision.</p> <p>The CAU/Police Pathway provide a 24 hour, 7 day service and the post holder will be expected to work shifts that support the provision of patient care. The post-holder will be expected to rotate between the Crisis Assessment Unit and the S136 Suite (incorporating Street Triage) on a shift-by-shift basis. When working within the police pathway, there may be an expectation to be available for timely response to Street Triage calls.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>  <li>To contribute to the evaluation of care plans by reporting observations accurately and regularly.</li>  <li>To at all times promote a positive image and the good reputation of the Trust.</li>  <li>To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users.</li>  <li>Model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, self-advocacy and hopefulness via appropriate and timely relating of own recovery story to inspire and instil confidence in peers.</li>  <li>Act as a positive role model showing professional and caring attitudes and behaviour towards other multidisciplinary team members, service users and carers.</li>  <li>To raise awareness of recovery language with Trust staff by modelling, non-discriminatory, non- jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work.</li>  <li>To maintain accurate records of client care, informing senior clinicians of any changes in the client's health or social care. To contribute to the evaluation of care plans by reporting observations and interventions accurately and regularly in case notes. Also to make clear written records in relation to any task or clinical practice that relates to individualised care e.g. liaison with family members.</li>  <li>The post holder will have daily access to information of a confidential nature and will be expected to comply with NHS guidelines on confidentiality and information sharing.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.</p> <p>There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.</p> <p>We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.</p> <p>Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles<strong>(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers)</strong>. This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. </p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>30 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        pa
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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  <p>173-45625-ACUTE-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Crisis Assessment Unit</p>
            <p>Leeds</p>
            <p>LS9 7BE</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To support service users, as required, by providing an escort to appointments, as directed by qualified staff. This can involve working without immediate supervision of senior staff, for extended periods, while escorting people away from the ward.</p> <p> Involvement in the process of effective risk management including assessment, planning, intervention and on-going monitoring of risk factors.</p> <p> To make onward referrals, both internal and external of the trust including to the AMHPs to notify them of 136 detentions.</p> <p> To carry out tasks relating to an individuals care package under the direction of senior team members such as shift coordinators.</p> <p> To support service users within the community to complete collaborative safety-planning. </p> <p> To work on a 1:1 or in groups with service users facilitating delegated tasks. </p> <p>To independently manage delegated tasks and seek support and supervision when complex situations arise.</p> <p>We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.</p> <p>All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team <a href="mailto:recruitment.lypft@nhs.net" target="_blank">recruitment.lypft@nhs.net</a></p> <p>Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.</p> <p>If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To support service users, as required, by providing an escort to appointments, as directed by qualified staff. This can involve working without immediate supervision of senior staff, for extended periods, while escorting people away from the ward.</p> <p> Involvement in the process of effective risk management including assessment, planning, intervention and on-going monitoring of risk factors.</p> <p> To make onward referrals, both internal and external of the trust including to the AMHPs to notify them of 136 detentions.</p> <p> To carry out tasks relating to an individuals care package under the direction of senior team members such as shift coordinators.</p> <p> To support service users within the community to complete collaborative safety-planning. </p> <p> To work on a 1:1 or in groups with service users facilitating delegated tasks. </p> <p>To independently manage delegated tasks and seek support and supervision when complex situations arise.</p> <p>We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.</p> <p>All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team <a href="mailto:recruitment.lypft@nhs.net" target="_blank">recruitment.lypft@nhs.net</a></p> <p>Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.</p> <p>If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.</p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>NVQ level 2/3 or certificate in mental health</li>
        
        <li>Effective communication and team working</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in mental health services</li>
        
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    <p>Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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