Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Bristol

Job summary

Lime unit is a all male acute mental health unit , Lime has a established team who show compassionate care for patients who are in mental health crisis.

The lime team are looking for passionate motivated individuals who want to make a meaningful difference to support patients during there journey to recovery.Right to Work in the UK:This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high quality patient centred care.

To support with self care and living activities.

To have high quality written and verbal skills to feel confident in writing reports as well as spending time with patients on a 1.1 basis .

To be part of management for verbal and physical aggression.

To work flexible off duty late , early and night shifts including all week days and weekends.

To be able to self motivated and show ability to work independently.

To be a trusted member of the team to support and help the patient navigate their journey to recovery.

About us

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

05 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-BR105-0826

Job locations

Lime Unit, Callington Road

Callington Road

Bristol

BS45BJ

United Kingdom