Health Support Worker - Webinar - Online Information Session

Transformation Unit; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Remote working arrangements

27–33 days annual leave

Job summary

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Health Support Workers at Band 3 across Leeds. The role covers learning disabilities and older people's acute inpatient services, with options for flexible and hybrid working arrangements where appropriate.

We offer NHS Pension, generous annual leave and access to development opportunities. The closing date is 15 November 2026, with information sessions available to learn more about the day-to-day duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in health or social care settings could be beneficial.
• Ability to work flexibly in a band 3 role.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for learning disabilities and mental health services in Leeds.
• Care for older people with acute mental health needs in inpatient settings.
• Assist in Crisis Assessment Services pathways as required.

Skills

Experience

Job description

Employer Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Various Across Leeds Town Leeds Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum (Pro Rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

Band 3

Job overview

We do not offer sponsorship for these opportunities.

Opportunities in Leeds

Are you interested in a career in Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Care?

Or maybe you are an experienced Health Support Worker looking for your next opportunity… either way, this is a great way to find out more about our services before taking the next step.

We are recruiting for passionate and caring Health Support Workers to join various services here at The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We are hosting a virtual one-hour information session on Monday the 23rd of November at 12:15 pm, where you can hear directly from our clinical services about what the role looks like on a day to basis.

You will have the chance to ask any questions you may have about the job.

Monday 23rd of November at 12:15 pm

Main duties of the job

Services may include:

Learning Disabilities, Specialised Supported Living Service - Leeds

Provide support for who you are, and who you want to be.

Primarily for people of working age who have been assessed via the Crisis Assessment Services as individuals who require assessment and treatment.

Older People's Acute Inpatient Services - Leeds

Provide care and support for people with acute mental health needs including those with a diagnosis of dementia.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorize Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

In applying for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.

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.