Clinical Support Worker - Abbeygate Ward
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker to join the Abbeygate Ward team in Bury St Edmunds. The role focuses on providing recovery-led care with an emphasis on least restrictive practice on a mixed-sex Later Life Acute Inpatient unit. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to provide intense treatment for service users at a critical time in their mental health recovery, supporting those with functional and organic diagnoses. The trust values individuals who are positive, respectful, and collaborative, and offers extensive support and development opportunities.
Key responsibilities
- Provide recovery-led care with a focus on promoting least restrictive practice.
- Deliver intense treatment for service users at their most vulnerable stage of mental health recovery.
- Support service users with both functional and organic diagnoses.
- Work alongside a multidisciplinary team of highly skilled staff.
- Attend mandatory and statutory training and adhere to operational policy and procedures to ensure safe and high-standard care.
Essential criteria
- Previous experience within the care sector
- Care Certificate - or completion of the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date
- NVQ Level 2/3, in Health and Social Care
- Diploma Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
- An apprenticeship Framework Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
- Well-motivated with an interest in mental health issues
- Fitness to undergo personal safety training
Desirable criteria
- Mental health experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Clinical Support Worker - Abbeygate Ward
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Development opportunities available on Abbeygate !
We have an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic team based in Bury St Edmunds, we are looking for a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker that is passionate about recovery led care with a focus on promoting least restrictive practice on Abbeygate, our mixed sex Later Life Acute Inpatient unit based at Wedgwood House located within West Suffolk Hospital Site.
Abbeygate Ward provides intense treatment for service users who are at their most vulnerable. Our team provides care and treatment at the most critical time in their mental health recovery and supports services users with both functional and organic diagnoses. There are several things we focus on as a team to provide a high standard of care: the design of our environment maximises safety, therapy and security. We also deliver our care alongside a multidisciplinary team of highly skilled staff; our staff are specialist within mental health and we work with established staffing levels to minimise risks and to work in a therapeutic way.
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