Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment would be consider with managers agreement) Hours Part time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and evening work required) Job ref 354-AC-21231
Employer Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Meadowfield Town Worthing Salary £24,937 - £26,598 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 05/01/2026 23:59
Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
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Job overview
Rowan Ward at Meadowfield Hospital in Worthing are looking for a Band 3 Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker to cover maternity leave, this is a 12 month post. The post would start in January 2026.
The Band 3 Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker role is full time 37.5 hours with some evening and weekend working essential.
Rowan Ward is a 17 bed acute inpatient ward for working age adults with functional mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
The Band 3 Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker role includes facilitation of recreational, social and educational group and individual activities for the service users on the ward.
The Band 3 Inpatient Activities Clinical Support Worker role involves leading, planning, promoting, delivering and evaluating activities in accordance with service users' needs.
You would be part of a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team with opportunities to work in close collaboration with colleagues including: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Workers, Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Doctors, Social Workers, Psychologists and also community practitioners to support service users in their recovery.
Your skills will be developed through Clinical Supervision and Training opportunities.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has teaching status and is developing into one of the country’s leading teaching mental health trusts.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working. If it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate recreational, social and educational group and individual activities to the service users’ resident on the ward/unit. To lead, plan, promote, deliver and evaluate delegated activities in accordance with the service users’ needs to meet goals identified in the individuals Recovery Plan.
Person specification
Qualifications
* A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
* Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
* Health care or relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
* Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
* Experience running groups/activities
* Experience working as part of a team
* Experience of being supervised
SPFT is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and from disabled candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented.
Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.
SPFT takes its responsibilities for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk very seriously. We expect all staff and bank workers to share this commitment and complete the relevant safeguarding training for their role.
If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. However, we’ll always do our best to keep you informed as we know how much time and care goes into applying for a role.
In the event of a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy early.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Due to high numbers of applications this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date. We will not be able to accept late applications to this post.
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