Application Deadline: 10 November 2025
Band: Band 3
Salary: £13 an hour per hour + WTD
Job summary
Applicants need to have a minimum of 2 year experience in mental health with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a commitment to deliver high standards of care to patients and to treat all with dignity and respect.
We can offer you:-
The ability to browse and book your shifts via our online rostering system
Last minute shift availability
Long days, early and lates are available at the Conquest Hospital, Hastings, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Rye Memorial and Bexhill Hospital. Night shifts may also become available.
A range of specialities across our adult inpatient wards
Flexibility to work hours that suit you
Full induction
Access to the NHS pension scheme
Access to NHS staff benefit and discount schemes.
We require you to be able to offer us regular shifts and to commit to the induction within 3 months of job offer.
Previous applicants need not applyIf you do not receive an interview invite within 2 weeks of the closing date, you have been unsuccessful.
Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Clinical Support Worker (Level 3) is a member of the care team who provides nursing care and interventions to a delegated patient caseload, assisting the Registered Nurse/Practitioners to deliver high quality and effective care.
Duties will be dependent upon clinical area of work and if it is a hospital or community role and additional training undertaken but may include:
Personal care or chaperone duties
Supporting patients with bathing, toileting, dressing and meals
Records patient information
A range of delegated clinical care duties including dressings, medication administration
Undertakes and records patients’ vital signs
Escalate any concerns in observation or change in patient’s condition
- Mental Health Enhanced Observations
Patient escort role
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths grade C or 4 or Functional skills for English/Maths
- Care Certificate
Desirable
- 5 GCSE grade 4 or C and above or equivalent
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
- Education and training to NVQ level 3/Work based diploma or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working in Health or Social Care Environment delivering personal care or health care experience gained through an education programme
Desirable
- Relevant experience working in the NHS
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
