Clinical Support Worker - Chester

The CSW role is very much what you make of it. The role will be challenging at times but also incredibly rewarding. If you're ambitious and interested in career development, we will support you to grow, including access to a range of paid training courses. Many of our nurses and clinical leaders began their NHS careers as CSWs and were supported by the Trust to progress.

If you are a committed and compassionate person who gets a buzz from helping others, and you're interested in starting a career within the NHS, our Clinical Support Worker (CSW) role could be the perfect fit for you., You will be working with adults with learning disabilities as part of an enthusiastic and supportive team. Admissions are short term for people with learning disabilities and complex needs requiring a period of intensive assessment, treatment and or therapy within an inpatient unit.The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to build relationships with both colleagues and patients.

With the care you give, you'll be making a difference to patients with a learning disability and complex needs to their families everyday.

You'll have excellent communication skills and be able to build relationships with those around you, be hardworking and enjoy a challenge. You'll have training for all aspects of the role, so you may learn some new skills.

Our CSWs are such an important and valued part of our workforce here at CWP. One thing all our CSWs have in common is that they champion our values every day, in everything they do: Care; Compassion; Commitment; Courage; Communication; and Competence., CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

As the ward is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the 11.5 hour shifts will include both days, nights and weekends (Days 07:30-20:00 and Nights 19:30-08:00)

Why not be a part of the team at one of our Assessment and Treatment units for adults with learning disabilities, in Chester. Eastway have been rated Outstanding by CQC (Care Quality Commission).