Health Care Support Worker
The closing date is 17 November 2025
Job summary
Entry-level Band 3 roles will not be eligible for sponsorship as they do not meet the minimum salary threshold set by the Home Office.
We are excited to be extending our team at Dane Garth and are looking to appoint to B3 Health Care Support Worker posts across the Access and Urgent Pathway, supporting patients both in their own homes, FGH and the Health Based Place of safety.
Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if a high volume of applications is received. Early submission is therefore encouraged.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a well-established exciting team within the Health Based Place of Safety team providing a high standard of intervention in line with service objectives over a 7 days week 24 hour rota supporting the urgent care pathway.
To assist the Heath Based Place of Safety practitioners to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.
To work with Service users who are detained under a Section 136 or 135 of the MHA, who are in Crisis who have been brought into the Health Based Place of Safety by the police and are awaiting an assessment
To monitor and assess "Risks" and report back to the Mental Health Practitioner as required.
To assist Mental Health Practitioners and the wider MDT during the assessment and following the assessment to ensure a safe discharge plan is implemented
Ensure the smooth transition for service users between specialist and mainstream services and other teams.
At times when the suite unoccupied you will be expected to support the mental health liaison team with contacts and also support the acute wards within Dane Garth - the Dova Unit which is a 20 bedded mixed sex acute mental health inpatient unit and Ramsey unit a 15 bedded organic assessment unit.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Details
Date posted
02 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-BAY836-SRP
Job locations
Dova Unit-Furness General Hospital
Dalton Lane
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 4LF
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Dova Unit-Furness General Hospital
Dalton Lane
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 4LF
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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