# Care Support Worker - Child and Adolescent Mental Health > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Professionals Limited. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-support-worker-child-and-adolescent-mental-health/83a40f09-d22b-456d-892e-21f96d74bf74 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-support-worker-child-and-adolescent-mental-health/83a40f09-d22b-456d-892e-21f96d74bf74.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Professionals Limited - **Location:** Marlborough House, Okus Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JS, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Care support worker, Mental health nurse - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £14.05 to £23.75 - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-10-24T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T14:03:41.722Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0042-26-0297 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/M0042-26-0297/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=M0042-26-0297 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job summary Shifts: Flexible Bank work, MondaySundayEarly: 07:0014:45 | Late: 14:4521:00, Night: 20:40 07:20 Are you passionate about supporting the mental health of children and young people? This flexible Care Support Worker role with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust offers a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference within Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Working as part of the NHS Professionals Bank, youll provide compassionate, person-centred care in an inpatient setting, supporting children and adolescents with a range of mental health needs. Youll play a key role in creating a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to promote dignity, wellbeing and recovery. ### Main duties of the job - Deliver holistic, highquality mental health care - Promote dignity, privacy and safeguarding at all times - Support patient admissions and orientation to the ward - Assist with daily living activities, personal care and emotional support - Contribute to and work within individual care plans - Support mealtimes, nutrition and hydration - Carry out escort duties and therapeutic engagement - Help maintain a safe, clean and structured inpatient environment - Work collaboratively with nurses, clinicians and the wider care team ### About us Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts. Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want ### Details - Date posted: 09 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 3 - Salary: £14.05 to £23.75 an hour - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: M0042-26-0297 - Job locations: Marlborough House, Okus Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JS, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Trust: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Location: Okus Road, Swindon SN1 4JS Shifts: Flexible Bank work, Monday - Sunday Early: 07:00 14:45 Late: 14:4521:00Night: 20:40 07:20 Working as part of the NHS Professionals Bank, youll provide compassionate, personcentred care in an inpatient setting, supporting children and adolescents with a range of mental health needs. Youll play a key role in creating a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to promote dignity, wellbeing and recovery. Benefits of joining NHS Professionals - Competitive weekly pay and flexible working options - Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities - NHS Stakeholder Pension Scheme - Holiday pay for every shift worked - 24/7 support and access to the My Bank portal Key responsibilities Essential criteria - Experience in a childrens inpatient ward or mental health service - A vocational qualification related to mental health care - Experience providing care in a personal or professional setting - Experience working within a multidisciplinary clinical team OR - Student Mental Health Nurse with a minimum of 12 weeks clinical placement experience in CAMHS wards This role is ideal for individuals seeking flexible, meaningful work within CAMHS. It offers valuable clinical experience, ongoing development opportunities and the chance to make a genuine difference to the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - 6 Months Experience within 2 years working on CAMHS wards **Desirable** - Driving Licence ### Qualifications **Essential** - 6 Months Experience within 2 years working on CAMHS wards and Vocational Qualification level 2 in Care - Or - Current student mental health nurse with 12 weeks placements on CAMHS wards **Desirable** - Qualified to NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.