Band 3 Clinical Support Worker | Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust

Location:

Birmingham, B29 6JA

Pay:

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

06/02/2026

This post will close once sufficient applicants have been received so may be closed before the advertised closing date.

Apply as soon as possible This role does not meet the minimum requirements (salary threshold of £25,000 per annum or occupational requirements) set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, unfortunately we are unable to sponsor anyone on a visa for this role at this moment in time.

We are happy to accept applications from candidates who can prove their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Such applications will be considered alongside all other applications.

Access to Communication and Technology is a specialist electronic assistive technology service, which is based at the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, B29 6JA
. The service has Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapists, Health Care Scientists, assistants, technicians, stock and admin staff providing specialist assessment, set up, provision and maintenance of electronic assistive technology to meet the needs of children and adults who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Environmental Control (EC). You will be supervised by an Occupational Therapist and work alongside another clinical support worker and Assistant Practitioners.

You will need to work independently and travel widely within the West Midlands region and therefore being a car driver with a full UK driving licence is essential.

• To support the clinical team in their planning, preparation and implementation of assessment and provision and follow up of clients for a range of Assistive Technologies and/or low tech techniques.

Clients have a range of conditions which include complex physical and/or learning disabilities, life limiting diagnoses and challenging behaviours.

• Prepare resources for demonstration and for provision to clients, as requested by a Clinician.

This will include the creation of symbol communication books using appropriate software (e.g.

The Grid /Boardmaker/Communicate in Print), and programming of vocabulary onto Voice Output Communication Aids as well as resources to support environmental control.

To set up and amend the electronic assistive technology to meet the clinician’s prescription.

To follow instruction to produce resources for individual patients and generic use to support communication and environmental control.

To support the smooth running of the department by supporting device/stock management functions.

To assist in the organisation of a wide range of training events and courses offered and hosted by Access to Communication and Technology as an NHSEI provider of specialist assessment and assistive technology

To assist the clinical team in providing a wide range of training regarding techniques and Assistive Technology to local professionals and occasionally clients Be Part of Our Team BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles.

BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities.

We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities.

We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

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