# Senior Healthcare Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-healthcare-support-worker/2df1c17a-6b4d-4357-bfa4-8ba3d4fe3a43 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-healthcare-support-worker/2df1c17a-6b4d-4357-bfa4-8ba3d4fe3a43.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Lincoln - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-03T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T08:21:59.654Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/North_Hykeham/Lincolnshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Brant_Ward/Brant_Ward-v8013764 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8013764?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Brant Ward (Witham Court) is an 18-bed acute mental health inpatient ward for older adults (65+) within LPFT. We’re looking for an experienced Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker who brings confidence, calm, and high standards - someone who can spot the small changes that matter, connect quickly, and help keep people safe when things feel uncertain You’ll join a well-established team with clear expectations and supportive clinical leadership. Working alongside registered nurses and the wider MDT, you’ll provide skilled, compassionate care: therapeutic engagement, meaningful activity and practical support with daily living while using de-escalation, least-restrictive practice, and professional curiosity to understand behaviour and reduce distress This is a role for people who know inpatient care: you can communicate brilliantly, work under pressure, document well, and escalate concerns early. In return, you’ll get a strong induction, regular supervision, and a real opportunity to shape how the ward runs through quality improvement and service development work If you want a post where your experience is recognised and your contribution genuinely raises the bar, we’d love to hear from you. Previous applicants need not apply 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 - Deliver direct care and support (including personal care/ADLs) in line with individual care plans and under the supervision of registered staff. - Assist with general and specific observations, recognising deterioration or risk, and escalating concerns promptly to the nurse in charge. - Undertake physical healthcare checks/investigations within competence (e.g., TPR, BP, urine testing and phlebotomy where trained), recording results and reporting abnormalities. - Facilitate and participate in 1:1 and group therapeutic, recreational and physical activities, promoting independence and meaningful occupation. - Communicate sensitively with service users, carers and families, and work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and partner agencies. - Maintain accurate, timely documentation on Trust systems, ensuring countersigning where required. - Support safe management of property/valuables, escort service users as per unit procedures, and help maintain good order and cleanliness on the ward. - Work within Trust policies (safeguarding, equality & diversity, incident reporting, health & safety and information governance); attend supervision, training and appraisals; act as a positive role model and support junior colleagues ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the role. ## Job Details Brant Ward (Witham Court) is an 18-bed acute mental health inpatient ward for older adults (65+) within LPFT. We’re looking for an experienced Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker who brings confidence, calm, and high standards - someone who can spot the small changes that matter, connect quickly, and help keep people safe when things feel uncertain You’ll join a well-established team with clear expectations and supportive clinical leadership. Working alongside registered nurses and the wider MDT, you’ll provide skilled, compassionate care: therapeutic engagement, meaningful activity and practical support with daily living while using de-escalation, least-restrictive practice, and professional curiosity to understand behaviour and reduce distress This is a role for people who know inpatient care: you can communicate brilliantly, work under pressure, document well, and escalate concerns early. In return, you’ll get a strong induction, regular supervision, and a real opportunity to shape how the ward runs through quality improvement and service development work If you want a post where your experience is recognised and your contribution genuinely raises the bar, we’d love to hear from you. Previous applicants need not apply 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. ## Job Description Deliver direct care and support (including personal care/ADLs) in line with individual care plans and under the supervision of registered staff. Assist with general and specific observations, recognising deterioration or risk, and escalating concerns promptly to the nurse in charge. Undertake physical healthcare checks/investigations within competence (e.g., TPR, BP, urine testing and phlebotomy where trained), recording results and reporting abnormalities. Facilitate and participate in 1:1 and group therapeutic, recreational and physical activities, promoting independence and meaningful occupation. Communicate sensitively with service users, carers and families, and work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and partner agencies. Maintain accurate, timely documentation on Trust systems, ensuring countersigning where required. Support safe management of property/valuables, escort service users as per unit procedures, and help maintain good order and cleanliness on the ward. Work within Trust policies (safeguarding, equality & diversity, incident reporting, health & safety and information governance); attend supervision, training and appraisals; act as a positive role model and support junior colleagues ## Responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the role. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - A patient and empathic approach. - Effective communication with service users, other members of the team and outside agenies. - Clear and 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. - De-escalation Skills - Planning and organisation skills. - IT 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 3 in Promoting Independence or equivalent or working towards achievement - NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent. **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, 472.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10299578) - [tips for applicant success (pdf, 670.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2299) - [social worker plan 2025-2027 (pdf, 882.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2416) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10299577) - [psychological professions plan 2025-2027 (pdf, 992.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2415) ## 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.