Interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 April
We are looking for a highly motivated and conscientious clozapine clinical support worker. You will already have a relevant healthcare qualification underpinning your experience, such as a Psychology degree or a Foundation degree, with knowledge, values and skills gained as a senior support worker, an OT Assistant or a similar role. In turn, we will provide you with the training and support required for you to flourish in this job role.
You will be involved in the care of over 300 patients across the county attending clinics each week to which you will need to be able to travel – clinics are held in Wokingham, Newbury, Reading, Bracknell, Slough and Maidenhead. The patients range from those newly started on clozapine to patients who have been on clozapine treatment for many years. Where applicable you will also take blood samples for analysis (training will be provided). As part of our commitment to providing holistic patient centered care you will also support with the physical health monitoring of patients on clozapine treatment.
The role forms part of our commitment to providing modern, high quality, evidence-based care whilst offering great development opportunities for skilled and experienced support staff.
The working hours will be Monday to Friday 9-5pm, and you will be based across various sites across Berkshire during those hours.
• To be responsible for delivering care to patients in the clozapine clinics across Berkshire under the guidance of a qualified professional.
• To support the smooth running of the clozapine clinics including documentation, taking bloods, checking blood test results before supplying medication to patients.
• To support the ongoing care of patients on clozapine treatment including physical health monitoring.
• Planning for future clinics and communicating effectively with the wider pharmacy team for any follow up with medication supply.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
• Experience of working in healthcare settings.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Have a flexible approach to work to meet the developing needs of the clozapine service
• Must be able to travel independently to each of the clinic sites, use of a car for work would be beneficial.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
This is a fixed term role for 10 months to cover maternity leave.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about any questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Charlotte Lister, Advanced Clinical Practitioner in SMI Health Checks & Clozapine on 07976 652914 or email: charlotte.lister@berkshire.nhs.uk, or contact either of the Specialist Clozapine Clinic Nurses: Namwai Danieli (email Namwai.Danieli@berkshire.nhs.uk) and Colin Bradshaw (email colin.bradshaw@berkshire.nhs.uk) on 0118 960 5296 who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Apr 2026