Job vacancy: Health Support Worker, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds

Job summary

Main area

Older People’s Inpatient Service

Grade

Band 3

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (Part time hours could be considered)

Job ref

173-59825-OPS

Employer: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Mount
Town: Leeds
Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/01/2026 23:59

Health Support Worker

Band 3

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Health Support Worker, you will be expected to work with patients, carers and the Multi- Disciplinary Team to provide care to people with mental health needs and/or dementia.

The successful candidate(s) 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 and/or dementia.

You will be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in mental health and/or dementia care and be committed to involving service users in all aspects of their care.

The role requires the candidate to support the care, assessment, interventions and activities for service users. You will have the energy to work hard in a very active and busy inpatient care environment.

We are committed to improving service provision and actively engage all staff in developing services. The successful candidate(s) will be encouraged to develop creative ideas that support services users and the service as a whole.

A flexible approach is required as this post involves working flexibly over a 24 hr / 7 day period.

We will offer you an induction and a continuing written appraisal and the opportunity to complete the care certificate, supported by regular supervision.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ level 2 or certificate in mental health or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

experience of working with mental health and/or dementia

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorize Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

In applying for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.

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.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date if the maximum number of applications is received, so we strongly advise to not delay submitting your application to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Claire Wray
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0113 8555611

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