Mental Health Support Worker

Cygnet Hospital Bury; Bury; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working with overtime

Coaching & appraisal

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet Hospital Bury is seeking a committed Mental Health Support Worker to join our team on a full-time contract (37.5 hours per week) with 12‑hour shifts across days, nights and weekends at Bury Dunes. You will be working on adult wards with various personality disorders and mental health needs, supported by a 3-week induction at the start of employment.

The team provides inpatient services with en-suite bedrooms, communal spaces, and access to therapy and activity facilities as part of a

Qualifications

• Genuine drive to make a difference in people’s lives
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Sensitive and intuitive with energy for a varied environment

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for service users
• Provide guidance and emotional support
• Learn individuals’ needs and help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard and maintain a safe, clean environment

Job description

Mental Health Support Worker

2026-10-01T06:09:17

Bury

Cambridgeshire

GB

PE26 2

Any

2026-10-30T00:49:31.783

Job Description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for confident Mental Health Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You’ll be working a full-time contract (37.5 hours per week) with 12-hour shifts across both days, nights, & weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes.

Your role will be working with male/female service users on one of our high priority Adult wards working with various personality disorders and mental health issues.

Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3-week full-time induction at the start of employment (Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm).

Cygnet Bury Dunes provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and emergency admission services. Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden, and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

Your Day-to-Day

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all our service users, patients & residents
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals' specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all

You are...

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's lives
• An excellent communicator and a good team player
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Helping to empower & support service user independence

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you...

• Salary: £13.15 Per Hour
• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

What next?

If you care about making a difference - we want to talk to you.