Health Care Support Worker | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Barrow-in-Furness is looking for an Entry-level Health Care Support Worker. You will support patients in a variety of settings, including homes and health facilities, by facilitating assessments, implementing care plans, and ensuring safe transitions between services. The role encourages flexible working patterns. Applications close on November 17, 2025.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position requiring no prior experience.
• Ability to work flexible hours including part-time and term time.
• Understanding of mental health support and crisis management.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of intervention in urgent care.
• Assist in assessing and implementing individual care plans.
• Monitor risks and report to Mental Health Practitioners.

Job description

Overview

Entry-level Band 3 roles will not be eligible for sponsorship as they do not meet the minimum salary threshold set by the Home Office. We are excited to be extending our team at Dane Garth and are looking to appoint to B3 Health Care Support Worker posts across the Access and Urgent Pathway, supporting patients both in their own homes, FGH and the Health Based Place of Safety.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a well-established exciting team within the Health Based Place of Safety team providing a high standard of intervention in line with service objectives over a 7 days week 24 hour rota supporting the urgent care pathway.
• Assist the Heath Based Place of Safety practitioners to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.
• Work with Service users who are detained under a Section 136 or 135 of the MHA, who are in Crisis who have been brought into the Health Based Place of Safety by the police and are awaiting an assessment.
• Monitor and assess “Risks” and report back to the Mental Health Practitioner as required.
• Assist Mental Health Practitioners and the wider MDT during the assessment and following the assessment to ensure a safe discharge plan is implemented.
• Ensure the smooth transition for service users between specialist and mainstream services and other teams.
• At times when the suite unoccupied you will be expected to support the mental health liaison team with contacts and also support the acute wards within Dane Garth – the Dova Unit which is a 20 bedded mixed sex acute mental health inpatient unit and Ramsey unit a 15 bedded organic assessment unit.

Working arrangements

Flexible working is encouraged, including term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. Applicants should state their preferred working pattern on their application and discuss these options at interview.

About the Trust

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of secondary mental health care services across this area, including inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services, low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Application

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if a high volume of applications is received. Early submission is therefore encouraged. This advert closes on Monday 17 Nov 2025.