Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Health Support Worker

The closing date is 19 January 2026

Job summary

We are looking to recruit skilled and highly motivated individuals into the role of Mental Health Support worker. These are exciting and dynamic roles within the CRISS (Crisis Resolution Intensive Support Service) which is a dynamic and flexible service which offers 24/7 crisis assessments and home-based treatment for working age adults across the city. The service is currently under a period of development to bring together both sides of the service in localities across the city and in line with Core Fidelity standards.

We are seeking Mental Health Support Workers who have experience of working in acute care and motivated to support our service users to experience improved mental health within the community. The ideal applicants will have experience in mental health, facilitating and meeting the various individual physical, mental and holistic needs of service users whilst under direction and supervision of senior colleagues.

Successful candidates will work within a MDT led team which aims to reduce admissions to hospital and facilitate early discharge through home based treatment. You will be expected to work with service users, carers and the Multi-Disciplinary team to provide care to service users with acute mental health needs.

It is essential that applicants hold a UK full driver's licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Main duties of the job

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted

05 January 2026

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

173-00126-ACUTE

Job locations

CRISS East

Leeds

LS7 3JX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at theJob Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in acute mental health

Skills

Essential

Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with service users, carers/family members, other professionals and the wider community.
Ability to respond well in a crisis situation, and understand the need to record/report such situations accurately to senior staff within the team
Has an awareness of physical health, able to conduct a basic physical health assessment to include, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight and blood sugar monitoring. Able to accurately record and seek advice from a senior colleague if required.
Car driver with full UK drivers licence and access to vehicle

Knowledge

Essential

A good level of understanding of and commitment to the recovery model, and its application to care delivery

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in acute mental health

Skills

Essential

Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with service users, carers/family members, other professionals and the wider community.
Ability to respond well in a crisis situation, and understand the need to record/report such situations accurately to senior staff within the team
Has an awareness of physical health, able to conduct a basic physical health assessment to include, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight and blood sugar monitoring. Able to accurately record and seek advice from a senior colleague if required.
Car driver with full UK drivers licence and access to vehicle

Knowledge

Essential

A good level of understanding of and commitment to the recovery model, and its application to care delivery

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

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CRISS East

Leeds

LS7 3JX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CRISS East

Leeds

LS7 3JX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)