Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Mental health support worker

Match Options Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Match Options Ltd. in Darlington is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Mental health support worker to provide high-quality, person-centred support to individuals with mental health needs. This full-time, on-site role focuses on daily living activities, independence, and community participation.

The successful candidate will observe changes in health, follow care plans, maintain records, and work with colleagues and other professionals to promote wellbeing, safeguarding, and recovery.

Job description

Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Mental health support worker

Company: Match Options Ltd

Hours: Full-time

Location: Darlington, DL2 1TS

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 22 Oct 2026

Closing date: 21 Nov 2026

Provide high-quality, person-centred support to individuals with mental health needs.

Support service users with daily living activities, including personal care where required, meal preparation, shopping, household tasks, and maintaining their living environment.

Encourage independence and support individuals to develop or maintain essential life skills.

Provide emotional support, reassurance, companionship, and encouragement.

Support service users to access community activities, appointments, education, employment, and social opportunities.

Observe and appropriately report changes in a service user's mental health, behaviour, physical health, or general wellbeing.

Support individuals during periods of distress or challenging situations, following agreed care plans, risk assessments, and organisational procedures.

Assist with or administer medication where appropriately trained and authorised.

Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date care records, daily notes, incident reports, and other required documentation.

Follow safeguarding procedures and promptly report any concerns regarding abuse, neglect, exploitation, or risk of harm.

Work effectively with colleagues, families, healthcare professionals, social workers, and other relevant agencies.

Respect service users' privacy, confidentiality, cultural backgrounds, choices, and individual rights.

Follow health and safety, infection prevention and control, medication, safeguarding, and other organisational policies.

Participate in staff meetings, supervision, mandatory training, and continuing professional development.

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