Clinical Support Worker​/Support, Time & Recovery Worker

This is an exciting opportunity for an STR worker/ Health Care Assistant to support our Clozapine clinic, and depot clinic services in Brighton and Hove in a fulltime post.

We are looking for someone with STR/ HCA experience to work as part of our team in Clozapine clinics, across Brighton and Hove in addition to supporting the depot clinic services to carry out blood monitoring and health screening for clients. The role extends to supporting allocated clinic clients with their mental and physical health and to provide monitoring/ support with their social circumstances and overall recovery.

We welcome applications from those who are highly motivated, and enthusiastic to work alongside our existing team of HCAs/ STR worker and Nurses. The role would suit someone who is resourceful and flexible with time management.

The successful candidates would be expected to travel between our sites at Brighton General Hospital and Hove Polyclinic depending upon service needs, there is also a number of regular home visits across the city.

The client group is from our community mental health services across Brighton and Hove. There will be regular high quality supervision, support and training to develop your skills in working with people who have severe and enduring mental illness.

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Brighton:

Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions

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We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Please see the attached Job Description document for further details on the role and responsibilities.

• Care Certificate (or complete this within the first 12 weeks in post)
• Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
• Any relevant training such as smoking cessation, phlebotomy training, motivational interviewing to promote change etc. NVQ level 3

• Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
• Experience running clinics with indirect supervision
• Experience working as part of a team
• Experience of being supervised
• Experience of analysing, recording and communicating complex information

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.