Health Care Support Worker - Adolescent Mental Health - Swindon
| Posting date: | 22 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 January 2026 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN1 4JS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9267-26-0083 |
Summary
You do not need prior experience in the field but some experience of caring for others would be an advantage. The post is suitable both for those that are looking for a career change and those seeking experience in a care field prior to further progression. A level of fitness and ability to competently perform Physical Interventions and/or Breakaway techniques (practical and theory) following training is also essential. The role involves working shifts which may include twilights, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Our shift patterns are as follows: early shifts 07:00-14:45, late shifts 13:15-21:00, twilight shifts 15:00-22:45 and the night shifts are 20:40-07:20. The service is always striving to ensure high quality care is provided for all young people and their families, to ensure their experience is positive. You would have access to regular supervision and additional training and learning opportunities to help you really develop in this role. We are very committed to developing our support workers to reach their full potential. Once established in post, you may apply to undertake additional training to become a Nurse Associate (Band 4) and may then further apply to undertake Mental Health Nurse training(Band 5).