Band 3 support worker

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Band 3 support worker The closing date is 20 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. The Home Treatment Teams are multi-disciplinary teams providing safe and effective home-based treatment to those in mental health crisis as an alternative to inpatient care. The teams provide robust assessment, review and intervention based on defined clinical crisis care pathways. The Home Treatment Teams play a critical role in delivering the Trust Priorities of Great Out of Hospital Care and ensuring appropriate use of mental health inpatient beds. The Healthcare Support Worker post holder will work as a member of the team providing home treatment to patients in the acute phase of mental illness and crisis. They will assist in the delivery of high standards of care to individual patients under the direction of a qualified nurse. The post holder should be available to work extended shifts covering a 7-day week service and may be expected to transfer to another Home Treatment Team temporarily or permanently where there is a clear clinical need to do so. Main duties of the job As a member of the Home Treatment Team, you will: Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to provide the best possible treatment options for people in the acute phase of a mental illness. Provide a wide range of practical and therapeutic support to people in crisis under the direction of qualified staff, generally in the individual's own home. This could include promoting social inclusion for patients under the care of the team, paying attention to identified needs relating to housing, benefits, employment, education, recreation, and relationships, and assisting individuals to improve their coping skills, and access appropriate resources. Assist in the delivery of high standards of care to individual patients About us Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We're Kind We'