Clinical Support Assistant

Job overview

North Cumbria Crisis Team is looking for highly motivated Clinical Support Assistants to join out newly developed Crisis Service.

You will have the opportunity to base in Carlisle or Workington to deliver high quality care to our patients in the community across North Cumbria.

You will work as part of an MDT, complimented by Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and medical staff.

If you have excellent communication skills, work well in a team and are committed to making a difference to our patients, then your characteristics are just what we are looking for.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the delivery of care to service users who have a variety of needs, diverse presentations and a range of mental health conditions, cognitive and/or learning disabilities under the direction of a registered practitioner. The overall responsibility for the service user remains, at all times with the registered practitioner. To implement and evaluate care within a prescribed framework as a member of the care team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered and that this promotes recovery and wellbeing and maximises independence. To support the team in providing excellent and effective person centred care. To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.  To actively engage with supervision and appraisal process as identified in Trust policy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 2nd February 2026

Closing date : 16th February 2026

We welcome your application.