Healthcare Support Worker | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Hurst Place is a 15 bed male ward step-down rehabilitation service based at Tameside hospital in Ashton under Lynne. The service users within our service have been diagnosed with a serious and enduring mental illness. The goal of admission to our service is to assist service users to engage in a programme of care to help them to gain and maintain skills to enable them to eventually live a more independent life in the community.

Hurst Place is a very rewarding place to work as the team get to experience the recovery journey with our service users which equips them with skills to manage their illness and improve their quality of life.

Candidates who have applied previously need not apply

To assist the registered nursing staff with the care of service users on the ward. This includes assisting with personal care, room care and laundry. Supporting to cook. Escorting service users to the community for social inclusion which can include shopping, cinema trips, for walking etc

To supervise at mealtimes - serving meals to service users, monitoring dietary and fluid intake.

To report any concerns to the registered staff.

To be involved in patient observation.

To assist in maintaining safety on the ward and responding to other wards to maintain the safety of all service users and staff.

Pennine Care NHS foundation trust is a great place to work. Rehab and high support care hub is part of Pennine Care. Hurst Place is part of rehab and high support care hub.

To assist the qualified nurses in the care of our service users.

To assist service users with personal care, laundry and room care, supporting to cook.

To support service users to access the community for social inclusion.

To supervise at mealtimes - serving meals and monitoring dietary and fluid intake. Reporting any concerns to qualified nursing staff.

To be involved in patient observation.

This advert closes on Thursday 30 Jul 2026