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Support Workers

Support work at Northern Healthcare is an incredibly varied and rewarding role. Each day you will empower people to live happy and independent lives, working alongside an amazing team in one of the most fulfilling and rewarding industries.

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Career Stories

At Northern Healthcare our Support Workers are key members of our teams, they provide vital day-to-day support to our residents 24/7. Support work is extremely rewarding but comes with challenges. We asked Joshua and Ella to describe their roles, what they love about what they do and what they find most challenging.

Current Vacancies

Working for Northern Healthcare

The Role

As a key member of a caring, compassionate and committed team, you will help to provide high quality support to our residents. You will be a valued member of an experienced multidisciplinary team involved in the day to day running of the service. As a support worker at Northern Healthcare:

  • You are an advocate for mental health recovery
  • You ensure the support provided is of the highest quality
  • You implement best practice
  • You may be a ‘Key Worker’ for an individual resident
  • You may dispense medication or support residents with medication compliance
  • You will help in the development of support plans and ensure these are followed
  • You will support with basic life skills such as encouraging residents to maintain a healthy lifestyle
  • You are a key member of our residents’ support network and you will work with families, health and social care professionals and other individuals to ensure the best outcomes for an individual we support
  • You help our resident to lead happy and fulfilling lives. For example, you could be taking people shopping, cinema, bowling, swimming or spending days on trips out and many more activities.

In return, we offer variety, progression, training and job satisfaction.

  • Company pension scheme
  • On-site parking (Dependent upon site location)
  • Discount high street & dining vouchers (Employee opt-in scheme)
  • Ongoing training and development

A positive attitude, friendly, caring & understanding nature are an absolute must. Ideally, you will have some experience or have gained your level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care, however, we also recruit team members with no experience as long as you show your passion and dedication to the role.

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Roles

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    Central Office

    There’s a lot of people behind the scenes helping our residents and empowering our services. Based in Eccles our Central Office is home to our Clinical Team, Business Development, Training and Development, Recruitment, Finance and HR. We are a quickly…

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    Mental Health Nursing

    We know that as a nurse you’re making a difference to somebody, somewhere every day. We are too. Whether it’s greeting a resident with a smile, offering some words of reassurance or holding a hand – we know it’s the…

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    Occupational Therapists

    Our Occupational Therapists lead and provide clinical and professional direction for fellow team members. You will be working alongside Support Workers, Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMNs), Service Managers, and Team Leaders to support our residents to take the next step,…

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    Service Managers

    If you’re ambitious, dedicated and a natural leader, Northern Healthcare have the role for you. Our Service Managers benefit from the autonomy that comes with leading a service, whilst being part of a caring environment where you will collaborate with…

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