Job summary
- Main area
- Support Worker
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract or secondment considered)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 201-26-264-A
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Launceston Children's Centre
- Town
- Launceston
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum / Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/04/2026
Employer heading
CAMHS Support Worker
Band 3
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The role includes delivering care to young people both individually and in groups, in various locations including a young person’s home and via digital media. The post holder will be expected to work within this complex and variable setting, without direct supervision, but reporting to and in collaboration with senior colleagues, to deliver a high standard of evidence-based care and treatment to maximise each young person's individual potential.
Please note: If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.
Proposed interview date: 13 April 2026
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to support children, young people and families with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Liaising with a number of different services including social care, education and the voluntary sector
Promoting engagement and participation of children, young people and their families.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in a range of subjects relevant to the post
- Experience of forming positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Experience of initiating and facilitating social, leisure and enabling activities with service users.
Desirable criteria
- Anxiety management.
- Experience of facilitating groups
- A basic understanding of current National Guidelines and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kristy Long
- Job title
- Manager, East CAMHS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07808005252
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