Mental Health Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 18.75
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Please ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and dedicated Mental Health Support Worker to join the Glendinning team, a 9-bedded inpatient rehabilitation unit. You will work alongside people with severe and enduring mental illness, building trust and relationships to enhance their quality of life. The position involves direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and contributing to a therapeutic environment.
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within the care sector
- Personal qualities/attributes - good communication skills, ability to engage and motivate others, ability to remain calm in stressful situations
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health
- Previous experience of working in mental health service
- Knowledge, skills and training
- GCSE Level English Language or equivalent
- NVQ Level 2 equivalent level of experience
- NVQ Level 3 equivalent level of experience
- Personal Qualities/Attributes
- Good time management skills
- Good organisational skills and ability to organise own workload under supervision of qualified nurses
- Willing to undertake further training as required by the Trust to ensure Health & Safety standards are met
- Professional manner in dealing with emotive material and challenging behaviour from clients
- Ability to use initiative
- Communication
- Effective communication skills
- Personal Qualities/Attributes needed for working with this complex client group
- Demonstrates compassion and empathy
- Job Specific Experience
- Experience of working within the care sector
- Personal qualities/attributes - good communication skills, ability to engage and motivate others, ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health
- Previous experience of working in mental health service
- Knowledge, skills and training
- GCSE Level English Language or equivalent
- NVQ Level 2 equivalent level of experience
- NVQ Level 3 equivalent level of experience
- Personal Qualities/Attributes
- Good time management skills
- Good organisational skills and ability to organise own workload under supervision of qualified nurses
- Willing to undertake further training as required by the Trust to ensure Health & Safety standards are met
- Professional manner in dealing with emotive material and challenging behaviour from clients
- Ability to use initiative
- Communication
- Effective communication skills
- Personal Qualities/Attributes needed for working with this complex client group
- Demonstrates compassion and empathy
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £12,880 – £13,738 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Support Worker
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Are you looking for a new opportunity? Would you like to be part of a service which enables you to work alongside people with severe and enduring mental illness, using your skills to build trust and relationships with them, with the goal of enhancing their quality of life?
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated, and reliable Mental Health Support Worker at Band 3, who wants to work with our dynamic and supportive team. MHSW's are an important component of the Glendinning team and provide a valuable source of support to both the patients and qualified staff. The role provides the opportunity and time to use your skills to develop rapport and trusting relationships with patients, which is at the core of the team's approach.
Glendinning is a 9 bedded inpatient rehabilitation unit, that supports both male and female patients requiring ongoing support at this point in their mental health recovery journey.
This post is a part-time role of 18.75 hours. With the following shift patterns:
- Early - 07:30 - 15:30
- Late - 13:00 - 21:00
- Long Day - 07:30 - 21:00
- Nights - 20.30 - 07.30 (enhanced pay)
**Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Please ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK a
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