# Mental Health Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-support-worker/11c97e63-9d60-42c8-9d8e-cbc565a452a1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-support-worker/11c97e63-9d60-42c8-9d8e-cbc565a452a1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Ann's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 p.a. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift working 5 days out of 7, Early shifts 07.30-15.30 and Late shifts 12.00-20.00.) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-13T14:30:49.620Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8404462 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8404462?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - Are you passionate about helping people with dementia and their carers and families in Dorset? - Do you want to work with like-minded people offering high quality services for people with dementia in Dorset? - What can YOU offer US to help shape the future of dementia health services in Dorset? The Intensive Community Support team for Dementia have a unique opportunity for a Mental Health Support Worker to join our dynamic and supportive team based at Alderney hospital. ICSD are a well-resourced Specialist Community Team that offers specialist interventions at times of urgent and complex needs to help people with dementia and their carers in their place of residence safely. We offer as much care as possible within the person's living environment, with care, compassion and expertise and to strive to be better every day at what we do. You will need to have relevant skills, experience and knowledge in dementia health. As a Mental Health Support Worker passion and compassion are essential personal qualities for this role, along with excellent team-working, initiative, communication and assessment skills. This post is full time hours. ICSD is a 7 day a week service, operating early and late shifts 0730-1530 & 1200-2000 Car owner and driver with clean and full UK driving licence is essential for this role. Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful. ### Main duties of the job To undertake visits as per a patients care plan, completing the tasks within the care plan to assist a patient and/or carer. We offer a wide range of support from taking patients out into the community to assisting with personal care and looking at non pharmacological interventions to reduce distressed behaviours. To visit and support patients in their own home or a Care Home We offer assistance to physical health hospitals for patients that they are struggling to manage due to patients’ behaviours associated with their Dementia. To report back to Nurse in charge to enable effective communication within the team. You will have management supervision from a designated supervisor and be supported in your role with daily handovers, in house training and reflective practice sessions. For further information, please contact Michelle Hughes on 01202 307783 or email \[email protected\] ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact \[email protected\] PMVA You will be required to undertake a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course and it is a condition of your employment that you successfully complete all aspects of this course; if this is not achieved you will not be able to commence working in the post. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - previous work in Dementia care **Desirable** - Previous work in the community ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively. - car driver with access to a car ### Personal Qualities/Attributes **Essential** - Calm under pressure, and to be able to cope with difficult and personally challenging situations such as receiving personally directed abuse and aggression - Able to work effectively as part of a team - Be able to work on your own in a patient’s home and escalate concerns as appropriate ### Knowledge, Skills and Training **Essential** - NVQ 3 in a care related subject or equivalent level of training and/or experience, or willing to undertake training to achieve this standard - Basic IT skills, normally obtained through practice or practical training ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 583.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10771850) - [dbs information (pdf, 22.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2340) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 316.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=695) - [pay scales from 1 april 2026 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1941) - [pmva information sheet and video (pdf, 75.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=997) - [applications recruitment flowchart (pdf, 434.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=866) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.