Senior Health Care Support Worker

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Early access to Psychological Therap/

Competitive annual leave

Car leasing scheme

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts on major retailers

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Lincolnshire is seeking a part-time Senior Health Care Support Worker (Band 3) to join an integrated inpatient team. You will work under a registered nurse to provide high-quality care in a ward environment and contribute to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

The role requires flexibility across a 24/7 service, with shifts days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards, as supported 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 (computer skills)

Responsibilities

• Work within policies, protocols and clinical procedures to promote competent care within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.
• Liaise with nurses and carry out duties as a member of the multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Be prepared to work on own initiative and report to the nurses.
• Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs.
• Demonstrate awareness of service user and carer perspectives on treatment and care.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Clinical note keeping

Venepuncture

Phlebotomy

Planning and organisational skills

Education

Cavendish Care Certificate

NVQ Level 2 in Care

NVQ Level 3 in Promoting Independence

Certificate in Community Mental Health

ECDL

Job description

Main area Castle Ward Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent: Flexible working options available Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

24 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12235-AI-A

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Castle Ward, Peter Hodgkinson Centre Town Lincoln Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Senior Health Care Support Worker

Band 3

Job overview

To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing inpatient care for service users suffering from serious and enduring mental illness. 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.

Work flexibly across a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week service covering shift patterns over days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available. 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

To work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.

To liaise with the nurses, and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi- disciplinary mental health team.

To be prepared to work on own initiative as necessary and report to the Nurses.

Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs.

Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care.

Working for our organisation

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. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. 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 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.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

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

• A patient and empathic approach.
• Effective communication with service user, other members of the team and outside agencies.
• Clear accurate clinical note keeping
• Skills related to Physical healthcare interventions such as urine analysis, phlebotomy, TPR and BP etc, recording findings and informing supervising nurse of results
• De-scaling Skills.
• Planning and organisation skills.
• Venepuncture

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

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.