Job summary
- Main area
- Health and Wellbeing
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-FYL778-ZK
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Harbour - PICU Byron Ward (25-65)
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Health and Wellbeing Worker
Band 3
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of health and wellbeing worker on Byron ward at the Harbour!
This role will involve working on an adult female PICU mental health ward, supporting service users with accessing meaningful activity during their admissions. Examples of this may be around supporting patients to access the gym and sports hall, taking patients jogging, leading on art and craft groups on the ward, etc.
It is expected that the right person for the job will have the skills to work both autonomously and as part of the wider ward team. You will be supported by colleagues on the ward, as well as the wider occupational therapy team who will provide support and guidance.
This can be a challenging role, but a very rewarding role for the right person.
Supporting patients to access meaningful activity both on and off the ward, often leading on 1:1 and group sessions. These may include access to sports hall and exercise opportunities, as well as cooking groups, art and craft groups, gardening groups, etc.
At times you may also be required to support with meal times, supporting patients on enhanced levels of observations and supporting patients to attend appointments and with periods of escorted leave off the ward.
Main duties of the job
Whilst working on the Mental Health Unit you will be required to:-
Work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), working within a rotational shift system to support service users according to their care needs, some of whom may present with problematic or challenging behaviour. The key areas being:
• Contribute to, and participate in the on-going support of service users and their carers and help gain/re-gain Activities of Daily Living.
• Contribute to the protection of service users, from abuse.
• Contribute to the health, safety and security of service users and their environment.
• Obtain, transmit and store information relating to the delivery of a care service.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a discussion about the role, please reach out to:
[email protected] – matron, Byron ward
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level III or Higher in Health and Social Care or QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care or an Interest in completing the above training or can demonstrate the equivalent skills and knowledge gained through work (paid/unpaid)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness.
- Understands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act with regard to service user confidentiality.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in a caring environment. For example, nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer etc.
- Working as part of a team
- Up to date or working knowledge of de-escalation techniques, Control and restraint and Management of Violence and Aggression (MOVA)
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
- Anthony Johnstone
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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