Go back Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Support Worker
The closing date is 10 August 2025
The core CAMHS Team work in a busy and dynamic environment, and we pride our self on being leaders in delivering high quality compassionate care to children and young people, while protecting and promoting staff wellbeing and development. The team work with children and young people within Gloucestershire.
For this role it is essential that you have a full UK driving license, and a car- and the role will be a mix of clinic and community work
We are looking for someone who has experience working with children and or young people ideally within a mental health setting.
The successful post holder will be expected to match the ethos of the team, and commit to ongoing personal and service development, while maintaining a high standard of professionalism and compassion.
In return we will offer a friendly, secure, and professional experience, and investment in your development as a healthcare professional.
Main duties of the job
* engaging with children and young people with mental health difficulties and their families
* understanding clinical risk and safeguarding within a healthcare setting
* understanding other difficulties children and young people are facing
* working alongside care coordinators to offer evidenced based interventions often in the community
* work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure children, young people and their families needs are met effectively
About us
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.
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:
* 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.
* 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.
* 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%.
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.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for;
* We are seeking a highly enthusiastic and committed mental health, Band 4 senior support worker to join our community based, multi-disciplinary team.
* The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of the mental health difficulties experienced by children and young people
What we can offer you is;
* flexible working options,
* Protected training time working in CAMHS is a specialist and demanding area. We know you will need to develop skills and abilities as part of your professional development which is why we have a frequent teaching sessions, monthly reflective practice and access to training opportunities
* Protected Supervision We ensure that all our staff have clinical supervision for a minimum of 1 hour protected time every month
* You will be also be allocated a buddy
* All clinicians are supported with monthly case management and have a clear job plan which is regularly reviewed.
* We have weekly team meetings, working within a multi-disciplinary approach.
* We encourage all our team to join the current transformation projects and service improvement working groups
Person Specification
* Full UK Driving Licence
* 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.
* GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
* NVQ level 4 or theoretical knowledge and skills at this level
* Successful completion of approved Associate Practitioner Training or relevant Foundation Degree plus one year's experience working with service users with mental health needs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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