Healthcare Assistant - HMP Manchester | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health service provider in Manchester seeks an experienced Senior Support Worker to join their vibrant mental health inreach team. You will assess physiological conditions, promote healthy lifestyles, and assist service users in their recovery journey. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in a secure environment and the capability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. This role offers a competitive salary with added benefits.

Benefits

30% pay enhancement for evenings and Saturdays

60% pay enhancement for Sundays and bank holidays

27 days annual leave increasing with service

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Experience as a support worker in a mental health setting.
• Ability to assess and monitor patient health.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess physiological observations and promote healthy lifestyles.
• Enable service users to access recovery support.
• Work with care coordinators to plan and evaluate care.

Skills

Assessment of physiological observations

Blood monitoring

Health promotion

Collaboration with care coordinators

Working in secure environments

Job description

You must have been in the UK for 12 months prior to applying for this post and be able to provide a 6-year address history to complete the prison clearance.

This role is subject to an additional recruitment and retention premium of £1542 per annum.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior support worker to join a vibrant mental health inreach team within Health and Justice based at HMP Manchester. The post holder will work within the MHIT and will be an integral part of the wider clinical MDT.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an established service within the Health & Justice directorate of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. You will be supported through the security checking procedure (Counter Terrorism Clearance) to work in a High Secure Environment. Throughout your employment, you must remain compliant with renewal checks every 5 years.

The post holder will assess physiological observations, including blood monitoring and ECGs, and promote healthy lifestyles for our service users. They will assist in enabling service users to access support for recovery from mental and physical health issues in a custodial setting. The role includes working with care co-coordinators across boundaries of care to plan, implement, and evaluate care within care pathways as part of the stepped care model.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 staff, delivering services from more than 160 locations across Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan. We provide inpatient and community mental health care and a range of specialist services across Greater Manchester, the northwest of England, and beyond.

Greater Manchester is a vibrant and innovative place to live and work, offering beautiful countryside and a lively city with shopping, entertainment, and dining. People here are known for their warmth, humour, and generosity. Our staff enjoy their work, opportunities for development, and are encouraged to innovate and improve patient care.

See the attached detailed job description and person specification for more information.

Benefits include:

• Staff benefits
• Pay enhancements: 30% additional for evenings (8 pm onwards) and Saturdays; 60% additional for Sundays and bank holidays
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card discounts

This advert closes on Tuesday, 29 July 2025.