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Salary for this role£25,760 – £27,476 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 1231, Health care practice managers. Home Office going rate for this occupation: £40,400 a year.

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Role description

Job summary

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.

Lime unit is a 19 bedded all male acute mental health unit. We are looking for staff who want to work on the unit, showing motivation and interest in this role on the ward and want to go that extra mile to support and care for patients on the unit. understanding the challenges and embracing them .

Work in a team where patient care comes first, where staff do not just turn up they invest .

You will get a supportive team, opportunity to learn and experience mental health in patient work .

Main duties of the job

Take instruction from the nurse in charge.

Undertake RRI and physical interventions.

Comply with the unregistered code of conduct.

Keep the ward environment clean and tidy.

Make clear well written patient notes.

Support the ward by working shifts , early late nights.

Maintain health and safety.

Take patients on leave.

Engage with patients on 1.1 time, talking and social activities.

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.

Date posted

16 October 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-BR157-1026

Job locations

Lime Unit, Callington Road

Callington Road

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To keep a safe therapeutic environment, taking direction from the nurse in charge whilst undertaking all tasks that keep patient care to the highest level, understanding and proactively supporting productivity in a busy ward.

Having a high work ethic and understanding of why this is required when working on a inpatient mental health unit.

Person Specification

A wish to work on a inpatient unit

Essential

Desire to work on a in patient ward
understanding of mental health

Desirable

able to express themselves in a individual way

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

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