Job summary
The Wolds is seeking a committed and compassionate Senior Healthcare Support Worker who is passionate about providing high-quality, person-centred care.

Our vision is to work closely with our service users using a hands-on approach, supporting them towards a successful discharge into the community and helping them to live as independently as possible.

Reablement is about working alongside our service users to help them develop and maintain the skills they need to live the life they want, within a timeframe that is appropriate to their individual needs. We work collaboratively with each person, following the principle of "doing it with them, not for them".

The Wolds is a 16-bed, mixed-sex rehabilitation ward, with individual bedrooms and en-suite facilities. We are a diverse, multi-skilled team committed to delivering excellent care. We also recognise the important role of families and carers and aim to involve them throughout the inpatient stay, where appropriate.

As a Senior Healthcare Support Worker on the Wolds, you will work alongside the multidisciplinary team to support service users in achieving greater independence. You will support registered nurses with reviewing individualised and personalised care plans, work closely with our Social Inclusion Workers to provide meaningful support, and help facilitate groups and activities tailored to the individual needs of our service users.

Main duties of the job
To work alongside the nursing team to support our patients through their reablement pathway, working alongside the MDT to support our patients to achieve an independent life. You will be supporting the nurses with reviewing patients' individualised care plans, working closely with the Social Inclusion Workers to better support our patients' needs.

Duties include conducting observations, physical health checks and documentation; supporting patients with their ADLs, including facilitating escorts off the ward; IROC using the recovery model; psychoeducation and life skills. Preparing our patients with the essential skills so they can use these to live their lives comfortably in the community.

You will have the opportunity to have monthly managerial and clinical supervision and annual appraisals to identify the areas you wish to progress in to further your career.

About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Details
Date posted: 10 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 274-12326-AI
Job locations: The Wolds, Discovery House, Long Leys Road, Lincoln, LN1 1FS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person Specification
Experience
Essential: Previous relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a nursing assistant grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting
Desirable: Voluntary or working capacity with mental health service or equivalent
Qualifications
Essential: Cavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT; NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent
Desirable: Certificate in Community Mental Health; ECDL
Skills
Essential: Skills related to Physical healthcare intervations such as urine analysis, phlebotomy, TPR and BP etc, recording findings and informing supervising nurse of results. IT skills.
Desirable: Immediate life support; Venepuncture

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: The Wolds, Discovery House, Long Leys Road, Lincoln, LN1 1FS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager, Ilarna Keal, i.keal@nhs.net, 01522597970

Supporting documents
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