Health Care Support Worker - Learning Disabilities

Job overview

Please note further to recent national updates regarding Certificates of Sponsorship issued after 9 April 2025 the minimum salary threshold for Skilled Workers has increased to £25,000 per year, The increase also applies to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands. This means that entry-level Band 3 roles will not be eligible for sponsorship.

Water Meadow View is a brand new mental health inpatient unit for adults who have learning disabilities, which is due to open in late Autumn 2025 on our site in Whittingham, Preston. As we prepare to open this unit, we have an exciting opportunity for Health Care Support Workers to join us and support the Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver outstanding person centred care.

One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients, and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support, and safety, with patient-centred care at its heart.

Working as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), post holders will work within a rotational shift system to support patients according to their care needs, some of whom may present with distressed or challenging behaviour.

The post holder will contribute to and participate in the on-going support of patients and their carers. They will contribute to the health, safety and security of patients and their environment.

Main duties of the job

When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on the lives of people with a learning disabilities disability by delivering person centred, compassionate care, in a purpose built, co-produced environment, with opportunities to for you to learn and develop throughout your career.

The post holder will deliver on key responsibilities within the inpatient service:

• Ensure a friendly and helpful attitude to patients, visitors and colleagues, at all times.
• Enable patients to maintain contacts in the community.
• Enable patients to participate in recreation and leisure activities.
• Maintain effective working relationships with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide verbal feedback to colleagues regarding patient presentation during for example, handover.
• To attend and participate in handovers.
• Interacting with patients which may involve providing information and using skills to overcome barriers in an empathic and reassuring manner.

This unit will open in Autumn and start dates will not be agreed prior to this.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.