Health Care Assistant - Community
The closing date is 27 January 2026
Job summary
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have a fantastic job opportunity for a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker within our Community Mental Health Team in Older Persons Service. The post is in South Leicestershire CMHT, and we are currently based at the Neville Centre, near Leicester General Hospital.
We are offering a permanent full-time post working from Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person who would be able to work autonomously within a wider Community Mental Health team. Additionally, we are looking for an individual who is committed to provide best possible care to our client group and will demonstrate our Trust values in their everyday work. South Leicestershire CMHT is part of the Mental Health Services for Older People. The teams consist of qualified and unqualified nursing staff, psychologist, Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists and Admin staff and we have close links with GPs and community health services, other Mental Health services and Social Services. We work in a multi-disciplinary way, and we have a holistic recovery focused approach to our care provision.
Main duties of the job
Our Health Care Support Workers are valued members of the team, and we will expect you to; Work alongside your team members to contribute to the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of care. Work under indirect supervision of qualified professionals Carry out delegated tasks as identified by the qualified professionals in the care plan. Support patients to maintain their health and well-being and support their carers. Undertake specified and delegated clinical and therapeutic activities. Ensure high standards are maintained in a safe environment, promoting equality and sensitivity for all individuals. Accurately record patient information on the Electronic Patient Record in a timely and confidential manner Have a full driving license. Previous experience of working in a healthcare environment As well as all mandatory training we will provide regular individual management and clinical supervision, peer supervision and annual appraisal. There are on-going opportunities to develop your skills and experience further. The successful candidate will be supporting clients/service users in maintaining their health and wellbeing, undertaking specified and delegated clinical and therapeutic activities under the supervision of healthcare professionals, in addition to assisting the healthcare team with the planning, organising and provision of clinical care.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
06 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
005503
Job locations
The Neville Centre, Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE5 4PW
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
The Neville Centre, Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE5 4PW
Employer's website
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