Clinical Support Worker

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated Clinical Support Worker to join our Team.

The Hawthorn Recovery Unit is based at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield and provides assessment and treatment for Older Adults experiencing mental health problems.

This role is all about engagement with service users and promoting independence and recovery.

You will lead group sessions as well as provide support to service users on an individual basis

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job are:

• Planning and running group sessions
• Supporting nutritional and hydration needs during the lunch sessions
• welcoming and orientating service users, family members and visitors
• carrying out physical health monitoring eg vital signs and ECG
• recording clinical progress notes in patient electronic records
• making triage telephone calls to service users or family members
• assisting service users with mobilising and personal care when needed
• accompanying service users to appointments
• administrative duties eg processing transport bookings
• environmental and safety checks

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The clinical support worker is a core role at the Hawthorn Recovery Unit interacting with services users throughout the day.

The post will suit you if you are:

• confident communicating including within groups
• able to manage your time well and be flexible to cover a range of duties
• a good team player
• respectful and inclusive in your approach to all

As this role is patient facing at the unit it does not include remote working

The role is available full time but part time applicants will also be considered