Healthcare Support Worker-Mental Health-Southampton
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Job summary
These exciting opportunities will enable you to gain more experience of supporting people to develop, retain or regain independent living skills that have been disrupted through the experience of living with mental illness.
Early Intervention in Psychosis Team You will support the service user with their mental and physical health using NICE recommended interventions for psychosis and to support service users in the transition from Inpatient to Community setting. Mental Health work experience is required for this role.
Assertive Outreach Team to work collaboratively with Care Coordinators to co-produce good quality assessments and interventions to service users who are experiencing severe mental illness and find it difficult to engage with mainstream services. This is 22.5 hours a week.
Homeless Healthcare-You'll build trusting relationships, offer day to day support, and help individuals access healthcare, housing, and recovery pathways supporting people facing homelessness, mental ill health, and substance use. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. This is 30 hours a week.
Crisis resolution and home treatment team supports individuals who are experiencing acute mental health crisis and who require intensive input in order to remain in the community, averting hospital admission where possible. Whilst also supporting individuals along their journey through the Acute Care Pathway from the hospital environment to home. Service hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 or 2-10 with alternate weekends.
Main duties of the job
Come and join Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Healthcare Support Worker in Southampton!
You'll work closely with patients, their families and carers, playing a vital part in ensuring everyone who uses our services has a positive and supportive experience. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you'll work alongside nurses, activity coordinators, social workers and occupational therapists, offering you a unique chance to learn from different specialties every day.
You'll bring compassion and commitment, and we'll equip you with:
*A structured induction
*On-the-job training
*Opportunities to complete recognised care qualifications
*Access to career development
At present we are unable to offer sponsorship.
These roles all require use of a car with a full UK driving license.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a recently established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
27 July 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
348-SYN-11993
Job locations
College Keep
4-12 Terminus Terrace
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 3DT
United Kingdom
Cannon House
6 Cannon Street
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 5PQ
United Kingdom
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
College Keep
4-12 Terminus Terrace
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 3DT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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