Clinical Support Worker - Mental Health Outreach Team | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust


Company:	ESHT
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Eastbourne, TN37 7RD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

Mental Health Outreach Team Clinical Support Worker - Band 3

Based at either Eastbourne or Hastings hospital sites

We are looking to expand our Mental Health outreach team, you will be based in the Emergency/Acute Medicine Care Group within the acute hospital site - either Eastbourne or Hastings. Working alongside our acute health teams.

Whilst based with our emergency and acute medical teams you will be supporting our patients with complex mental ill health in our acute hospital sites.

We are looking for compassionate caring support workers who can adapt and support our more complex mentally unwell patients. There is access to supervision from a Registered Mental Health Nurse and work is allocated on a daily basis either within the emergency departments/acute medical units or inpatient wards.

The Clinical Support Worker (Band 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

· Support and supervision of Band 2 clinical support workers

· Enhanced observations

· Patient escort role

The Clinical Support Worker will undertake a ward/clinical area link role

The Clinical Support Worker will supervise and support Trainee Clinical Support Workers/learners

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Oct 2026

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