Visa Sponsorship Jobs 2025

Support Worker Job Summary

The Support Worker Team, as part of the Gloucester Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, provides a specialist service for adults of working age with severe and enduring mental health needs.

Under the supervision of registered practitioners assist in the provision of care and treatment to service users in a community setting, in line with the principles of social inclusion and recovery, and the ‘Capabilities for Inclusive Practice’.

  • To provide support to an allocated group of service users with more complex needs and thus promote their recovery and maintain them in their community environment. To assist the care coordinator in the implementation of all aspects of care and treatment.
  • To facilitate access to activities to meet the needs of service users within community settings.

Main duties of the job

  • Under the supervision and direction of senior practitioners develop therapeutic relationships with clients and carers within appropriate and transparent boundaries
  • To engage service users effectively with the agreed care plan and to ensure access to appropriate services is obtained on a needs-led basis.
  • To promote social inclusion and recovery in all aspects of planned care with a commitment to empowerment and promoting independence within a climate of safe practice.
  • Participate in the provision of identified group work.
  • Plan and organize your own daily work activities in an effective and efficient way.
  • Feedback to the team and others involved in the care, information regarding any changes observed in the client’s mental state or social circumstances, any immediate risks, and take appropriate action.
  • To deliver medication and facilitate well-being by supporting with Outpatient Appointments/Bloods/Physical Examinations etc.
  • To maintain accurate service user records in line with the Trust policy.
  • To identify barriers to social inclusion and work to resolve the issues.
  • To build partnerships with other community agencies.
  • To respond sensitively to the cultural norms of differing communities.
  • Attend and participate in identified training and the staff appraisal process.
  • Comply with, and be aware of, Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Person Specification

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of competency-based training in a relevant health or social care area

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of working in a mental health setting
  • Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Community experience in a mental health setting.
  • Experience of group/team working.
  • Knowledge and understanding of using a Recovery based approach to care.
  • Knowledge and understanding of social inclusion approach.
  • Clinical skills training (awareness of physical health and wellbeing).
  • Awareness of issues of diversity.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 01 April 2025

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.