Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Bath
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.
“This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a highly motivated Healthcare Assistant to join the experienced team on Sycamore Ward, an all-female ward currently piloting a 15-bed setup, soon to return to mixed gender. The successful candidate will deliver evidence-based interventions to service users with mental health problems, develop therapeutic care skills, and ensure person-centred care. The role requires a positive, proactive individual who can make decisions under pressure and work collaboratively within a service-user centred mindset.
Essential criteria
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
Desirable criteria
- Training in counselling or psychosocial interventions
- Knowledge and Experience
- An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community
- Experience of working as a healthcare support worker in a clinical team.
- Skills and Abilities
- Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a high standard, and basic numeracy skills.
- Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
- Training in counselling or psychosocial interventions
- Knowledge and Experience
- An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community
- Experience of working as a healthcare support worker in a clinical team.
- Skills and Abilities
- Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a high standard, and basic numeracy skills.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Bath
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
Right to Work in the UK:This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
On Sycamore Ward, we are looking for highly Health Care Assistant to join the our experienced friendly team.
Sycamore Ward is within the building of Hillview Lodge, in the grounds of The Royal United Hospital. Sycamore is currently piloting a 15 bedded all female ward. However, this will return to a mixed gender ward in the very near future.
We are very proud of our service user/carer involvement in the development of our services.
If you are positive, pro-active and can make important decisions under pressure, if you are a strong team player who is able to take responsibility and work with a service-user centred mind-set, then you might be a perfect addition to the Sycamore team
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a care team to deliver evidence-based interventions to service users with mental health problems.
To develop and practice, working alongside registered clinicians, a set of therapeutic care skills, making a significant contribution to service users' ps
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