# 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/cb701e96-71d5-432c-8061-4fea3b1aa1a7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-healthcare-support-worker/cb701e96-71d5-432c-8061-4fea3b1aa1a7.md ## 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 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 19 hours per week (Flexible working options available) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T09:01:15.772Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Lincoln/Lincolnshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Francis_Willis_Unit/Francis_Willis_Unit-v8375806 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8375806?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Francis Willis Unit has a new and exciting opportunity for a keen, enthusiastic and Senior Healthcare Support Worker who holds pride in providing outstanding and compassionate care towards patients within out service. We work within a multi-disciplinary team who aims to provide care for patients who have severe and enduring mental illness alongside a forensic history. We work collaboratively to uphold the trust's purpose, vision and values to enable to best quality care for our patients. Francis Willis Unit is the only low secure unit within Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust. It is a 15-bedded male-only low secure unit supporting patients who have a forensic history. The ward is for adults between the ages of 18-65 who are experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties. 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 Applications are invited from highly motivated and dynamic candidates who have a 'can do' attitude to help deliver the Trusts vision and values. This is an exciting, challenging and opportunistic role which will afford the successful candidate to work as part of a supportive team that is focused on delivering high standards of care. We offer a 24-hour service within our inpatient facilities therefore successful candidates will be required to work unsociable hours, inclusive of nights, weekends, public holidays and shift patterns. ### 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** - Ability to undertake Reducing and Restrictive Practice (RRP) - 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 nursing assistant 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=10704022) - [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) - [senior healthcare support worker (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10704021) - [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.