Healthcare Support Worker
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Shrewsbury, SY3 8DSView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 October 2026
14 days leftJob description
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdr...
- With support of senior staff participate in procedures under the guidance of the professional lead
- Identify, minimise and report risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
- Maintain a safe and secure environment at all times for the protection of self and others.
- At all times minimise risks to self by undertaking safe working practices.
- At all times work within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
- Work with other Trust services to promote seamless service user focused care, admission, transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
- Undertake delivery of planned therapeutic activities/interventions with an identified group of service users, ensuring planning of daily tasks.
- Assist service users in meeting their personal care needs
- Feeding
- Hygiene
- Encouraging continence
- Mobility
- Encouraging independence
- Personal and physical comfort
- Activities of daily living
- supporting with observation levels
- support patients with visits off site
Before applying for this exciting and challenging role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job description and person specification.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Esential
Essential: - interest in working in mental health
Desirable: - training which is relevant to mental health inpatient setting
Experience
Essential: - experience of working in a care setting
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
29 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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