# Senior Health Care Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St George's (Trust Headquarters)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Flexible working options available
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 24 hours per week (Flexible working options available)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T08:01:37.927Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Lincoln/Lincolnshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Castle_Ward/Castle_Ward-v8372284
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372284?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lpft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing inpatient care for service users suffering from serious and enduring mental illness. Under the supervision of a registered nurse, participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of high-quality care within a ward environment, through involvement in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Work flexibly across a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week service covering shift patterns over days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

### Main duties of the job

To work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.

To liaise with the nurses, and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi- disciplinary mental health team.

To be prepared to work on own initiative as necessary and report to the Nurses.

Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs.

Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

- Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
- Competitive annual leave allowance
- Car leasing scheme
- NHS pension scheme
- Free eye tests
- Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

### 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

### Skills

**Essential**

- A patient and empathic approach.
- Effective communication with service user, other members of the team and outside agencies.
- Clear accurate clinical note keeping
- Skills related to Physical healthcare interventions such as urine analysis, phlebotomy, TPR and BP etc, recording findings and informing supervising nurse of results
- IT skills
- De-escalation Skills.
- Planning and organisation skills.

**Desirable**

- Immediate life support
- Venepuncture

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a HCSW grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting.

**Desirable**

- Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT
- NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent
- NVQ level 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement.

**Desirable**

- Certificate in Community Mental Health
- ECDL

## Documents

- [lpft info (pdf, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2654)
- [staff network (pdf, 321.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2459)
- [functional skills (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700158)
- [tips for applicant success (pdf, 670.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2299)
- [senior health care support worker (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700157)

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