Senior Health Care Support Worker

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.

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. 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.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.

Details

Date posted

28 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

274-12235-AI

Job locations

Castle Ward, Peter Hodgkinson Centre

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5UA

United Kingdom

Job 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

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Job 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

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Certificate in Community Mental Health
• ECDL

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

• Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent

Skills

Essential

• 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
• IT skills
• De-escalation Skills.
• Planning and organisation skills.

Desirable

• Immediate life support
• Venepuncture

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Certificate in Community Mental Health
• ECDL

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

• Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent

Skills

Essential

• 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
• IT skills
• De-escalation Skills.
• Planning and organisation skills.

Desirable

• Immediate life support
• Venepuncture

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 details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Castle Ward, Peter Hodgkinson Centre

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5UA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Castle Ward, Peter Hodgkinson Centre

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5UA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job 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

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Qualifications

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Certificate in Community Mental Health
• ECDL

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

• Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent

Skills

Essential

• 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
• IT skills
• De-escalation Skills.
• Planning and organisation skills.

Desirable

• Immediate life support
• Venepuncture