Health Support Worker

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for Health Support Workers to join the Leeds Crisis Assessment Unit/Section 136 Suite and Police Pathways. We are looking for Health Support Workers with experience of working in mental health or learning disability services. This exciting role will require a caring and compassionate individual who is committed to high quality service user focused care. The post suits an individual who works well as part of a team and is open minded to new ways of working as part of a dedicated and hardworking multi-disciplinary team. The role requires the candidate to support the care, assessment, interventions and activities for service users both on the unit and in the community as part of the police pathway.

Main duties of the job

The Crisis Assessment Unit offers targeted informal admissions for service users in Leeds. The focus is on quality assessment and understanding of a person's needs during their stay. The Crisis Assessment Unit has 6 beds (3 male, 3 female) and is staffed by a core group of 5 clinical staff (2 qualified and 3 health support workers) working alongside a wider MDT of psychology, housing, medics, harm reduction, Occupational Therapy and AMHPS. We strive to provide a caring, supportive and creative environment for our service users. The feedback we get from service users is really positive about the care they receive on the CAU. As well as a Clinical Team Manager, the service has a Band 7 Specialist Practitioner who supports the ongoing development of staff and the service.

The CAU/Police Pathways staff also manage the Leeds Section 136 Suite. This is a 3 bedded unit. As part of planned service development the team will also provide a Street Triage service as part of the police pathway (The existing Street Triage service work with West Yorkshire Police to support them in their use of S136 powers in the Leeds area, with the aim of reducing the number of detentions under this part of the MHA).

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crisis Assessment Unit

Leeds

LS9 7BE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crisis Assessment Unit

Leeds

LS9 7BE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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