Job summary

Are you compassionate and caring?

Are you looking for a career in Mental Health care?

We are looking to recruit band 3 Support Workers who are new to care or have some basic experience on Stevenson Ward at The Harbour. We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills to support you in caring for patients from a diverse background with challenging mental health conditions. The successful candidate must be willing to work in a fast-paced environment, have a positive outlook and ensure that delivering a quality care, which genuinely engages with patients is a key priority.

Due to the nature of the role we can only accept applications from those age 18+

It is essential that you are able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. The service provides support over a 24 hour period, 7 days per week, and 52 weeks a year. You will need to be able to work week days, weekends, evenings, nights and bank holidays where needed.

Main duties of the job

Duties will be wide and varied, and include IPC and cleaning duties, supporting with meal service, escorting patients on periods of leave both on the grounds and into the wider community, supporting patients in times of crisis by way of excellent communication skills and when required utilising approved physical interventions such as PAS. You will be part of a large multi-disciplinary team on the ward, and further tasks may be delegated to you in line with patient care and staff safety.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well