Health Care Support Worker | East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Health Care Support Worker for Mental Health 

An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and caring individuals to work as Health Care Support Workers within our adult and older adult inpatient wards. ELFT has a number of mental health wards across London, and we are seeking people with the right values and mindset to join our supportive and progressive teams.

We welcome applications from caring and compassionate individuals, whether you are experienced or looking to begin a career in mental health care.

Please do not submit a new application if you have applied and been interviewed for a Health Care Support Worker role with ELFT within the last three months.

Your application must be a true and accurate representation of your own experience, skills and suitability for the role. While artificial intelligence tools may be used to support you, your application should be written in your own words and must not include information that is false, exaggerated or generated without reflecting your genuine experience.

To be successful in a Health Care assistant or Support Worker role, you will need to be forward thinking and have a keen interest in working with patients being nursed in a mental health settings. You will be working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, caring for patients with a wide range of needs.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Our care and treatment programmes are underpinned by principles of recovery and social inclusion and much of our work is co-produced with patients. You will help to ensure that the people we care for always have a strong voice. If you are committed to providing outstanding patient care with a sound knowledge of best practise, this is the opportunity for you.

This advert closes on Thursday 12 Nov 2026