Clinical Support Worker - #67784

Are you passionate about a caring role? Are you looking for a specialist career pathway? Do you want to be involved in shaping a new community nursing model for the future? Then you may be the person we are looking for to be a part of our Community Eating Disorders team.

We are currently looking to recruit a keen, enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Support Worker to join our Cambridge Community Adult Eating Disorder service, based within the grounds of Addenbrookes Hospital, in the vibrant University City of Cambridge.

It is a very exciting time to join our services, with plans in place to develop our excellent staff team. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in our pathways and medical monitoring service for those suffering from eating disorders.

You will be required to work collaboratively and independently, with supervision within our service. Safe medical monitoring of patients form the key elements of this post and you will be required to undertake medical monitoring visits to patients in their own homes and to set up outpatient medical monitoring clinics. Training and supervision will be given. You will facilitate ‘well being’ calls to patients and will have a role in supporting carers/significant others.

There will be the opportunity to develop in your role, enabling you to practice a range of core physical health skills and a good knowledge of eating disorders. If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with their mental wellbeing then we want to hear from you.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lynn Eldred Job title: Service Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01223596201