Mental Health Support Worker

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Boston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Mental Health Support Worker to provide compassionate, person-centred care at their rehabilitation unit in Boston. The ideal candidate should have relevant experience in mental health, effective communication skills, and qualifications in care. The role involves working flexible hours, contributing to patient assessments, and supporting recovery initiatives. Join a team recognized for outstanding staff morale and commitment to quality care, and enjoy a range of training opportunities along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Enhanced benefits package

Training and promotion opportunities

Psychological support services

Transport and travel support

Qualifications

• Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems.
• Voluntary experience with mental health services or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
• Support recovery and social inclusion.
• Participate in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.

Skills

Effective communication

Physical healthcare interventions

Team collaboration

Education

Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards

NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent

NVQ Level 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent

Certificate in Community Mental Health ECDL

Job description

Mental Health Support Worker

The closing date is 06 January 2026

Join Our Team at Maple Lodge - Where Kindness Meets Purpose

Are you passionate about mental health care?

Looking for a challenge and a chance to truly make a difference?

Maple Lodge is a friendly, purpose-built 15-bed rehabilitation unit in Boston, supporting adults with enduring mental health needs.

We help individuals regain independence, improve quality of life, and live well in their communities.

We're proud of our compassionate, values-led team. We work collaboratively, with kindness and respect at the heart of everything we do.

Our service is actively engaged in the Culture of Care project, a national initiative that brings innovation through culturally informed, autism-sensitive, and trauma-informed approaches to care.

As part of our team, you'll:

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred care
• Support recovery and social inclusion
• Be part of an innovative, forward-thinking service
• Work in a supportive environment where everyone is valued

If you're ready to be part of something meaningful, we'd love to hear from you.

Applicants must meet the job specification and be able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

For more information, please contact: Melanie Hutchinson, Ward Manager

Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. 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.

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of a registered nurse participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of high-quality care within a ward environment, through involvement in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

About us

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.

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. As well as all the usual NHS benefits, LPFT also provides an enhanced benefits package including early access to psychological support and physiotherapy, support with transport and travel, financial wellbeing packages and discounts.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT
• NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent
• NVQ level 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement.
• Certificate in Community Mental Health ECDL

Experience

• Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a HCSW grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting.
• Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent

Skills and Competences

• Effective communication with service user, other members of the team and outside agencies.
• Skills related to Physical healthcare interventions such as urine analysis, phlebotomy, TPR and BP etc, recording findings and informing supervising nurse of results.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust