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Healthcare Support Worker - Community Intensive Rehabilitation Team

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Portsmouth, PO3 6ADView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 November 2026

9 days left

Job description

There is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Worker to work within Adult Mental Health Community Intensive Reh...

We are looking for someone with an understanding of the recovery model and a rehabilitation focused approach.
To work as a member of the team providing Rehabilitation services to patients in the community.
To be available to work flexibly across a 5 day a week service with some required weekend working.
To assist in the delivery of high standards of care to individual clients under the direction of a qualified nurse, occupational therapist or social worker, Psychologist.
To carry out assigned tasks identified for patients in the crisis care plan in consultation with senior members of the multidisciplinary team.
To demonstrate an empathic understanding of mental health problems and issues.
To contribute and participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
To accompany and support patients to appointments and act as an advocate where appropriate.
To participate in social, recreational, therapeutic activities with patients and carers.
To provide assistance to family and carers in coping with demands placed on them by the patient.
To carry out observations as per individual care plans and clients' needs.
To accurately document mental state assessments in clients' case notes.
To record all contacts with clients in case notes.
To have a knowledge of risk management and to utilise tools in accordance with Trust policy.
To be aware of and work to the principles of the Mental Health Act (1983).

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Qualifications

Essential: - NVQ 3 or Health Related Qualification / minimum of one years' experience in an acute / crisis mental health setting / rehabilitation setting.

Experience

Essential

Experience with working with people and patients, carers.
Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
Minimum of one year experience of working in an acute or crisis or Rehabilitation mental health setting.
To have a working knowledge of Risk Assessment and management tools currently in used within AMH.