Job summary

A career as a Healthcare Support Worker offers a fantastic entry point into the NHS, with opportunities for training and progression, including access to nursing apprenticeships.

As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will work closely with service users, their families, friends, and carers. You will be essential in ensuring those who use our services have a positive experience and work as part of our dedicated multi-disciplinary team comprising nurses, healthcare support workers, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, specialist therapists, and psychiatrists.

Situated at Tatchbury Mount, on the edge of the New Forest, our four units specialise in mental health services for Southampton and Hampshire. While each unit has its distinctions, the essence of the role remains constant. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you play a crucial role in ensuring positive and supportive experiences for our service users.

It is a 24/7 service, with a mixture of daytimes (starting at 7am) and nights (starting at 7:30/8pm), including weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Ashford Unit: Recently infused with £10 million for a specially designed unit, Ashford provides multi-disciplinary assessment for individuals with a learning disability and challenging behaviour.

Austen House: A 14-bed, low secure hospital for children and adolescents (aged 12-18) dealing with complex mental health needs, providing a secure space for those at risk to themselves.

Bluebird House: A rare Forensic Children's mental health unit accepting both male and female patients, providing a safe and controlled environment for complex cases.

We're looking for kind and compassionate individuals who can contribute professionally to the quality of our services. Join us for a rewarding career with distinctive challenges, where you'll receive supervision from a Registered Nurse and be encouraged to progress within Southern Health. Whether you bring experience with challenging behaviours or simply possess a compassionate nature, we value your commitment to our Trust values, teamwork, and patient-focused mindset. If you're ready for a fulfilling journey making a meaningful impact, we welcome your application.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.