Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Inpatient Acute Service and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 173-38025-ACUTE
- Employer
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Becklin Centre
- Town
- Leeds
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
Leeds and York NHS Partnership Foundation Trust are looking for enthusiastic and experienced Health Support Workers to join our team. We are currently recruiting to our inpatient service within both Becklin Centre and Newsam Centre.
The Acute Inpatient Service and PICU consists of 4 wards at the Becklin Centre and 2 wards at the Newsam Centre which Centre which provide care for people experiencing acute mental health issues.
The successful candidates will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing high quality care and treatment of clients within the inpatient service based at the male and female wards within Becklin Centre and Newsam Centre. We are looking for individuals who are;
• Able and willing to work flexibly, to meet the needs of the service
• Passionate about working with patients with complex mental health disorders.
A flexible approach is required as the post involves working flexibly over a 24 hr / 7 day basis. You must be able to work a variety of shifts including nightshifts, weekends and public holidays.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to improving service provision and actively engage all staff in developing services. The successful candidates will be encouraged to develop creative ideas that support service users and the service as a whole. You will have the energy to work hard in a very active and busy inpatient care environment.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage. This means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
Working for our organisation
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We will offer you an induction and a continuing written appraisal and the opportunity to complete the care certificate, supported by regular supervision. You will be supported in your personal and professional development via clinical supervision, training and other Continuing Professional Development opportunities.
Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust are committed to providing integrated, recovery focused services that promote the independence and well-being of service users, their families and carers.
As a Health Support worker, you will be expected to work with patients, carers and Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide care to people with mental health needs.
The successful candidate will be positive and enthusiastic in your approach, calm and confident when dealing with the needs of the service users. You will have excellent communication skills, and will show that you have the ability to form and sustain therapeutic relationships with people with mental health needs.
The successful candidate will:
· have good verbal communication skills and an excellent understanding of how to build rapport with
patients, carers and others as required
· understand the possible barriers in building a good, effective, professional, empathic relationship with
patients, and to be aware of strategies to help improve communications and relationships
· act as a positive role model showing professional and caring attitudes and behaviour towards other multidisciplinary team members, patients and carers.
· have experience of working with a range of patients with complex mental health needs and have an understanding of how mental unwellness can effect a person ability to cope and function.
· be patient focused/person centred in your approach.
· encourage patients to be involved in all aspects of their care
· build therapeutic relationships with patients and engage in activities with patients.
You will be able to demonstrate genuine interest in mental health and be committed to involving service users in all aspects of their care. The role requires candidates to support the care, assessments, interventions and activities for service users.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2/3 – desirable, or working towards this
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication skills (both written and verbal) Ability to work under pressure. Ability to deal with stress. De-escalation skills Ability to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working with individuals with mental health needs is essential.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understand and apply the responsibilities of working with confidential information. Describe the need for involving service users in meaningful activity and how they would contribute to the process of this being achieved.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Thompson
- Job title
- .
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01138556660
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