Clinical Support Worker Inpatient Services

Job Summary
37.5 hours per week - vacancies available across all our inpatient ward areas.
This advert is for Older People's Services and Working Age Adults only.
You will be required to attend Pre Assessment ID verification in person with your original ID on the 8th or 9th December 2025 at Kendray Hospital.
The assessment centre will be the 13th December - this will be the only date.
Visa sponsorship under the Health and Care Worker visa route can only be considered if the prorated salary meets the minimum threshold of £25,000, as required by the UK Visas and Immigration. For Band 3 roles, only full-time positions at the top of the pay scale meet this threshold. Candidates will only be considered if they have two years recognisable service experience. Therefore, sponsorship may not be possible depending on salary increment placement and working hours.
Older Peoples
We are currently seeking motivated and dynamic individuals to join our nursing teams on our Older Adult wards Beechdale and Ward 19.
Beechdale is a 16-bedded inpatient ward on The Dales unit at Calderdale Royal Hospital. Ward 19 is an inpatient ward on Priestley unit at Dewsbury and District Hospital, split into a 15-bedded male side and a 15-bedded female side with a staff group dedicated to each side.
Both wards are for the assessment and treatment of any form of mental health condition for service users usually over the age of 65 years.
Main duties of the job
We aim to provide the highest standard of inpatient assessment, treatment, and care in a safe, therapeutic, and least restrictive environment as possible. We are seeking new & experienced nurses who want to develop their career and have the essential qualities for this post.
You will need to be passionate about improving the quality of care and support we deliver. You will have an interest in developing supportive networks and be able to demonstrate energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
You will be thoughtful and resilient in the way you care for our service users in a busy mental health setting with exciting challenges.
Mental Health
The Mental Health care Group have an exciting opportunity for Health Care Support Workers to join our inpatient service for working-aged adults. Following a recent review of our service and staffing establishment, we can offer posts in all four of our localities (Barnsley/Wakefield/Calderdale and Kirklees).
We provide inpatient assessment and treatment for service users experiencing an acute episode of their mental illness and/or disorder.
The role of the Health Support Worker is to deliver high-quality inpatient care under supervision from qualified colleagues. The post holder will provide therapeutic support and practical assistance to service users for them to actively engage in their recovery process. The post requires effective liaison with service users, carers, and other professionals and agencies as required.
About Us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health, and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities. We do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families, and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups; we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities. Being a Foundation Trust means we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we are run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Details

• Date posted: 24 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: C9378-QA01425
• Job locations:
  Field Head Hospital
  Ouchthorpe Lane
  Wakefield
  WF1 3SP
  Job Description
  Job responsibilities
  It will involve the provision of direct physical and psychological care. Our Health Support Workers are at the centre of engaging our service users.
  The successful candidate will be provided with a local induction on commencement of their role, which will include relevant mandatory training.
  As a health care support worker within the service, you would be expected to support recovery, promote independence, and facilitate achievement of goals whilst working alongside the nursing team and wider multidisciplinary team, which consists of occupational therapists, social workers, specialty doctors, and consultants.
  To assist the registered nurse in carrying out day-to-day care of individuals, endeavouring to provide for the holistic needs of individuals in conjunction with other disciplines within the inpatient healthcare environment.
  To assist the registered nurse in providing a high and consistent level of holistic care, maintaining the dignity and equality of the individual. This includes direct patient care.
  To observe and monitor changes in individuals’ behaviour, physical condition, and social interaction, and to report any changes to the nurse in charge.
  To contribute to the evaluation of care plans by reporting observations accurately and regularly.
  JOB SUMMARY
  The post holder will:
• Under the supervision/direction of registered healthcare professionals/associate practitioners, within a delegated framework for agreed tasks, seek support as and when necessary, in the delivery of psychological and physical care to a defined group of people.
• As part of a healthcare team, provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate planned care to people that maximises their recovery and rehabilitation potential.
• Develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people. Adopt a polite, positive, and empathetic approach, communicating effectively and informatively.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the care and treatment programmes of a designated group of service users to enable you to instruct, advise and guide service users, family, and carers. To make the appropriate adjustments within own level of competence and be able to communicate any changes to service users and registered healthcare professionals.
• Be required to concentrate for periods of time, depending upon the care intervention/care plan e.g., following the observation policy, taking, recording of physical observations etc., and responding to issues of concern appropriately. This may include areas of work requiring physical effort, with regard to risk, health & safety.
• Exercise a degree of independence, initiative, and judgement and consider different approaches when delivering tasks. Assess situations, e.g., following the observation policy, identify and resolve potential problems within own levels of competence.
• Ensure the care experienced is positive and service user safety is maintained. Treat everyone e.g., service users, their relatives, visitors, colleagues etc., with respect, dignity, courtesy and in accordance with the Trust's values.
• Feedback their observations to the registered professional / clinical team to contribute to the care planning process. Understand the principles underlying care planning e.g., enabling the service user to reach an optimum level of functioning/independence/recovery.
• Implement care within well-established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and established clinical care plans. Organise a range of activities e.g., facilitate meaningful activities.
• Apply basic knowledge of longer-term health conditions, within the remit of care planning, providing advice, support, and feedback to a registered professional.
• Undertake the physical aspects of care e.g., moving and handling of service users. Use items of equipment in delivering care e.g., hoists, wheelchairs etc. (as appropriate to the role), ensuring appropriate instruction on their use has been received.
• Assist in dealing with verbal/physical aggression using de-escalation techniques; this may include the need for restraint and/or seclusion (as appropriate to the role).
• Support service users with personal care duties (bathing, toileting, dressing, support with meals, assist patients with their appearance) as part of a healthcare team, provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate planned care to people that maximises their recovery and rehabilitation potential.
• Undertake a limited range of delegated clinical care duties relevant to the service provided/work area and records patient observations: e.g., taking blood pressure, blood glucose monitoring, pregnancy testing, observing patients for signs of agitation or distress, removal of peripheral cannula, urinalysis, removal of catheter.
• Participate in a flexible rostering arrangement providing 24-hour/7 day care (as appropriate to the role).
  For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
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  Person Specification
  Special Knowledge/Skills
  Essential
• As appropriate to the role:
  • Enthusiastic, able to work flexibly on a 24-hour shift pattern to meet the needs of service users.
  • Diversity/Cultural understanding.
  • Knows responsibilities regarding confidentiality and trust.
    Training
    Essential
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of service user safety, e.g., Prevention & management of violence & aggression, moving and handling, etc.
  Physical Attributes
  Essential
• A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
  Qualifications
  Essential
• GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in English and Maths or equivalent.
• Level 2 qualification/or working through, with the ability to demonstrate competencies at level 3.
• Care Certificate or required to achieve within 12 weeks of commencement.
  Experience
  Essential
• In providing personal care and related procedures for those with health/social needs.
• In working in a caring environment at a band 2 or equivalent level of competence.
  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.