The Learning Disability team offer interventions to support children and young people aged 0-19 who have a diagnosis of a moderate to profound learning disability and an additional need of a mental illness or behaviours that are challenging to manage.
The team provides behavioural interventions collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, and local services, to help children and young people to experience the best lives that they can.
Clinical support workers play a vital role in this work, ensuring that care plans are enacted and providing direct input for the children, young people and their families.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Clinical Support Worker (Band 3) to join our team. You will sit on our duty rota alongside a qualified member of staff, and be responsible for completing check in calls, reviewing risk assessments under the supervision of a qualified member of staff, and offering telephone support to families and other professionals who contact our duty team.
This is a rewarding and varied role where no two days are the same. You will:
Be based at Finch Road Primary Care Centre, where you would support the qualified member of staff on duty.
Support families and carers during periods of stress or crisis.
Answer queries from families and other professionals who call in to the duty team.
Contribute to maintaining safety, dignity, and wellbeing in all aspects of care
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
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