Community Support Worker

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Quarrington; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early access to Psychological Therap"

Annual leave

Car leasing

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice

Discounts

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Sleaford is hiring a Community Support Worker (Band 3) to provide safe, personalised care for people with severe and enduring mental health needs in the community. You will work with a multidisciplinary team, building compassionate, recovery‑focused relationships and supporting self‑management of treatment.

The role offers 37.5 hours, flexible working, and a range of staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT.
• NVQ 3 in Care or equivalent.
• NVQ 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement.
• Training in mental health awareness or other relevant training.

Responsibilities

• Observe and monitor mental state and levels of functioning, reporting observations to qualified mental health staff.
• Provide social and emotional support to patients and carers within trust relationships.
• Enable patients to develop social skills and promote social networks.
• Assist in assessment and meeting care needs in the community.
• Participate in individual therapies in patients’ homes and in the community.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Decision making

Planning

Travel

Education

Cavendish Care Certificate

NVQ 3 in Care

NVQ 3 in Promoting Independence

Mental health training

NVQ 2 in Care

Job description

Main area Community Mental Health Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12216-AC-A

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Unit 9, The Point Town Sleaford Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59

Community Support Worker

Band 3

Job overview

We’re looking for enthusiastic, passionate and motivated Community Support Worker to join our friendly and forward-thinking Community Adults Mental Health Service in Sleaford.

The successful post holder will be an integral part of the service and responsible for providing, safe personalised care and support to people living in the community with severe and enduring mental health needs. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, under the indirect supervision of registered clinicians you will form compassionate, recovery-focused, therapeutic relationships with service users and their carers, supporting them to manage their mental health needs in a community setting. A key part of the role will be empowering service users to self-manage aspects of their ongoing treatment, such as medication, diet and lifestyle, physical health and general wellbeing.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

For further details please contact Lucy Alder (Team Manager) on 01522 458311 or [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

Observe and monitor mental state and levels of functioning, reporting observations to qualified mental health staff.

Provide social and emotional support to patients and carers within the context of trusting and therapeutic relationships.

Enable the patient to develop and maintain their social skills, encourage social contacts and promote social networks if/when appropriate.

Assist in the process of assessment and meeting care needs of patients and their carers in the community.

Participate in individual therapies in patients’ homes and in the community, contributing to the jointly agreed care plan, working under the supervision of qualified staff.

Liaise with other agencies in both statutory and voluntary sectors

Be responsible for organising own daily work schedule to meet the clinical needs of the service.

Maintain clinical records as per trust policy

Participate in the process of management supervision and appraisal.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT
• NVQ 3 in Care or equivalent
• NVQ 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement
• Training in mental health awareness or other training relevant to this post
• Training in mental health awareness or any other training relevant to this post
• NVQ 2 in Care or equivalent

Experience

• Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a nursing assistant grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting
• Knowledge of risk assessment principles
• Experience in providing support for people in the community
• Experience of working with people with mental health needs
• Experience in providing support for people in the community
• Experience of working with people with mental health needs

Skills

• Effective communication with service user, other members of the team and outside agencies.
• A patient and empathic approach. Clear and accurate clinical note keeping.
• Quick decision making skills- calm approach and have the ability to liaise and consult with others colleagues if required.
• Plan and organise their day and ensure that their whereabouts are known.
• Ability to travel around the county independently

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.