# Health Care Assistant - Mental Health Urgent Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant-mental-health-urgent-care/c307982e-1286-41e4-bbd1-77775351a1f5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant-mental-health-urgent-care/c307982e-1286-41e4-bbd1-77775351a1f5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust - **Town:** Leicester - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 to £27,476 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T14:04:17.547Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9313-26-0259?employerCode=C9313 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=6584&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Are you passionate about supporting people in crisis? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, team-focused environment? Are you ready to build a meaningful career in mental health? If so, we would love to hear from you! We are recruiting Health Care Assistants to join our Urgent Care Emergency Access Pathway services, providing vital support to individuals experiencing mental health crises across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. About the Service: You will be part of a dynamic, nursing-led team working across three specialist services: Mental Health Urgent Care Hub (MHUCH) The MHUCH hub is a unit set up during COVID to divert patients from accident and emergency to triage and assess patients with LLR who are experiencing mental health crisis. It is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with band 6 MHPs and band 3 health care support workers. Mental Health Response Vehicle (MHRV) The MHRV is a new service set up in early 2024, it a mental health ambulance grey in colour with the NHS logo inscribed on the side. It provides on the scene triage and assessment for patients in mental health crisis within LLR. It is also staffed by band 6 MHPs and band 3 health care support workers, operating between 12:00pm and 00:30am 7 days a week. Place of Safety Unit (PSAU) The Place of safety assessment unit is an access unit for patients who are detained under section 136 and 135 under the Mental Health Act 1983. ### Main duties of the job - Opening referrals and receiving referrals from our partner agencies. - Measuring of patients physical observations. - Interacting with patients during level 3 supportive observations at the PSAU. - Offering patients snacks and drinks while wating for assessment. - Undertaking level 1 observations when patient is staying overnight at the MHUCH. - Attending patients address with a practitioner to complete assessments on MHRV. - Documenting all interactions on Electronic Patient Records. ### About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. ### Details - Date posted: 03 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 3 - Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 006569 - Job locations: Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, Leicester, LE3 9EJ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. ## Job Details Are you passionate about supporting people in crisis? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, team-focused environment? Are you ready to build a meaningful career in mental health? If so, we would love to hear from you! We are recruiting Health Care Assistants to join our Urgent Care Emergency Access Pathway services, providing vital support to individuals experiencing mental health crises across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. About the Service: You will be part of a dynamic, nursing-led team working across three specialist services: Mental Health Urgent Care Hub (MHUCH) The MHUCH hub is a unit set up during COVID to divert patients from accident and emergency to triage and assess patients with LLR who are experiencing mental health crisis. It is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with band 6 MHPs and band 3 health care support workers. Mental Health Response Vehicle (MHRV) The MHRV is a new service set up in early 2024, it a mental health ambulance grey in colour with the NHS logo inscribed on the side. It provides on the scene triage and assessment for patients in mental health crisis within LLR. It is also staffed by band 6 MHPs and band 3 health care support workers, operating between 12:00pm and 00:30am 7 days a week. Place of Safety Unit (PSAU) The Place of safety assessment unit is an access unit for patients who are detained under section 136 and 135 under the Mental Health Act 1983. ## Job Description Opening referrals and receiving referrals from our partner agencies. Measuring of patients physical observations. Interacting with patients during level 3 supportive observations at the PSAU. Offering patients snacks and drinks while wating for assessment. Undertaking level 1 observations when patient is staying overnight at the MHUCH. Attending patients address with a practitioner to complete assessments on MHRV. Documenting all interactions on Electronic Patient Records. ## Responsibilities If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Please click onto Apply for this job and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Please click onto Apply for this job and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. 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