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Job summary Main area Mental Health Grade Bank Band 3 Contract Bank Hours Full time Part time 37.5 hours per week (Shift work - long day model) Job ref 354-Bank-CS-20128 Employer Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site SPFT CAMHS inpatient unit Town Haywards Heath Salary £14.05 per hour. Enhancements for evening/weekend/night work Salary period Hourly Closing Today at 08:00 Employer heading Bank Healthcare Support Worker Bank Band 3 Come and join us We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day. At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development. We actively promote f lexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role. We recognise that tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn’t based on your real experience. Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you , and we’ll explore your examples further at interview, so it’s important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page . We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you. Job overview Join Us as We Reopen Our New CAMHS Inpatient Unit We are pleased to invite applications for Bank Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker to join our newly redesigned Children and Young People’s Mental Health Inpatient Unit, reopening in Autumn 2026. Following extensive co-design with young people, families and staff, and significant investment in our workforce and therapeutic approach, this is an exciting opportunity to work in a modern, recovery-focused inpatient service delivering high-quality, purposeful care to young people with acute mental health needs. Stepping Forward is our EBE podcast where you can hear more on this work: Spotify - Stepping Forward | Podcast on Spotify YouTube - Stepping Forward Podcast - Series 1 - YouTube Our refreshed CAMHS inpatient service is built around: Purposeful admissions wit
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