# Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Full UK Manual Licence, Leeds > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Care In Mind. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-healthcare-support-worker-full-uk-manual-licence-leeds/1eb6c394-6c73-4ffe-8108-cdb0768de2c1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-healthcare-support-worker-full-uk-manual-licence-leeds/1eb6c394-6c73-4ffe-8108-cdb0768de2c1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Care In Mind - **Location:** Maplehurst Residential Service - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £28138.50 to £30205.50 - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full Time - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (You will be required to work shift patterns which will include weekends and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T12:20:24.670Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8245024 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245024?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.careinmind.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview Senior Healthcare Support Worker, Eating Disorders Moortown, Leeds £28138.50 - £30205.50 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications Full time 37.5 hours per week Shift patterns will include : Early – 7am – 3.30pm Late – 2pm – 10.30pm Early/late- 8am-7.30pm/10am-9.30pm You may be required to cover Waking Night shifts on occasions for holiday/absence reasons; Waking Night – 8.30pm – 7.30am ### Main duties of the job Essential Requirements of a Senior Support Worker - Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs - Full UK Driving Licence - Manual not automatic - Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays - Must be able to attend training throughout employment which will be held on weekdays - Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately - Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails) - Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others - An understanding of the issues around confidentiality - An understanding of safeguarding - A professional working boundary between staff and service users - Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations Desirable Criteria of a Senior Support Worker - Previous experience of working as a Support Worker or Senior Support Worker ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. As Senior Support Worker your role will involve working alongside and supporting the Deputy and Registered Manager in supervising a team of staff and will carry out the co-ordination and leading of shifts. You will take the lead and play an active part in the young person’s key team, creating and updating care plans, work collaboratively with the homes multi-disciplinary team ensuring all actions have been completed. You will also take an active role in supporting new members of the team and be involved in the recruitment of new staff attending interviews and local job fairs. At our home in Leeds, you will be working with young people who have diagnosed eating disorders, alongside a variety of mental health diagnoses. Our young people often use self-harm and compensatory behaviours as a strategy to cope with their emotions. Your role will be required to support the young people through their eating complexities, including meal support, food and fluid documentation and post meal support. You will also support and help to manage incidents of self-harm and other risk-taking behaviours. Some of our young people have physical health concerns which require close monitoring and documenting - full training for this is provided. A number of our young people are preparing for independence too, to move on from the home into the community. Therefore, you will be supporting this transition through things such as: discovering different education routes, accessing public transport and appointments independently and supporting them to self-administer their own medication. Our young people are all unique and have different interests, they engage in a variety of activities including going to theme parks, pottery painting and watching theatre plays, so there will never be a dull moment when you are on shift. Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs is essential and ideally you will have worked as a Support Worker in a similar environment. Experience of working with service users who have eating disorders would be beneficial but key is a good understanding of nutrition, You will receive full training and ongoing support & mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team. The job is highly rewarding and is an excellent development opportunity if you would like to gain supervisory experience and move into a future management role of which we will support the right candidates to do. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Able to work shifts (including weekends, bank holidays where required to complete any necessary training) - Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others - A non-judgemental approach and the ability to demonstrate unconditional positive regard - Ability to think on your feet, remain focused and maintain your composure in difficult situations - Understanding of the issues around confidentiality - Understanding of safeguarding - Ability to meet the day to day needs of young people, including providing practical support with daily living activities - Form and maintain professional working boundaries between staff and service users. - Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations. - Excellent telephone manner, polite, professional and relay accurate information to the manager. ### Skills **Essential** - Good written communication skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately - IT skills and the ability to write emails and use Microsoft office - An understanding of the issues young people may face - Excellent observation and communication skills as well the ability to build trust and rapport with individuals who have experienced trauma - Able to work shifts within 24 hour/ 7 days per week rota (including some bank holidays) - To have a clean manual driving licence , not automatic ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience of working in a team - Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs - Good understanding of Nutrition **Desirable** - Previous experience of working with service users who have eating disorders ### Qualifications **Desirable** - Has NVQ Level 2 qualification in in care or equivalent - NVQ level 3 qualification in care or equivalent ## Documents - [senior healthcare support worker (pdf, 512.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556462) ## 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.