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Mental Health Support Worker


Location
Darlington, England
Salary
£13.15 an hour
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Deadline
28 Jun 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
04 Jun 2026
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Job summary

We are looking for confident Care & Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You'll be working a full time contract (37.5 hours per week) with 12 hour shifts across both days, nights & Weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes.

Your role will be working with male/female service users on one of our high priority Adult wards working with various personality disorders and mental health issues.

Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3 week full time induction at the start of employment (Monday to Friday 9am 5pm)

Cygnet Bury Dunes provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and emergency admission services.

Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

Main duties of the job

Your Day-to-Day:

  • Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all our service users, patients & residents
  • Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support
  • Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
  • Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
  • Safeguard
  • Maintain a safe and clean environment for all

About us

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you:

  • Salary:£13.15 Per Hour
  • An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
  • Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
  • Regular coaching & appraisal
  • Expert supervision & peer support
  • Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
  • Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Details

  • Date posted: 29 May 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £13.15 an hour
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: VP2C48C352
  • Job locations: Bury, BL8 2BS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Helping others improve and turn their lives around there's no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for confident Care & Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You'll be working a full time contract(37.5 hours per week) with 12 hour shifts across both days, nights & Weekendsat Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes.

Your role will be working with male/female service users on one of our high priority Adult wards working with various personality disorders and mental health issues.

Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3 week full time induction at the start of employment (Monday to Friday)

Cygnet Bury Dunes provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and emergency admission services.

Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

Your Day-to-Day:

  • Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all our service users, patients & residents
  • Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support
  • Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
  • Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
  • Safeguard
  • Maintain a safe and clean environment for all

You are:

  • Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
  • An excellent communicator and a good team player
  • Sensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
  • Helping to empower & support service user independence.

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you:

  • Salary: £13.15 Per Hour
  • An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
  • Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
  • Regular coaching & appraisal
  • Expert supervision & peer support
  • Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
  • Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

What next?

If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.

Click the button to apply

Person specification

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This advert is for Mental Health Support Worker with Cygnet Health Care in Darlington, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £13.15 an hour. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.

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