Senior Support Worker

Senior Support Worker – Brighton & Hove Clinic

Senior Support Worker opportunity with Brighton & Hove Clinic, Elysium Healthcare, in Hove, Brighton.

The role offers an hourly rate of £14.09 and involves supporting people with mental health conditions, continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs.

Important: Elysium Healthcare states that visa sponsorship is not available for this vacancy. Applicants must already live in the UK and have the full right to work in the UK.

Job Summary

About the Senior Support Worker Role

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to take the next step in your career?

Elysium Healthcare is recruiting a Senior Support Worker to join the team at Brighton & Hove Clinic in Hove.

The successful candidate will support people with mental health conditions, challenging behaviour and high support needs, helping service users live full and valued lives.

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced care professional who wants to develop their leadership skills while making a meaningful difference to vulnerable people.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Senior Support Worker, you will play an important role in ensuring the smooth running of each shift and the wellbeing of service users.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Organising and overseeing the smooth running of shifts.
• Supporting the wellbeing and safety of service users.
• Responding appropriately to challenges, concerns and incidents.
• Supervising and supporting other support staff.
• Organising activities for service users.
• Administering medication in accordance with relevant procedures.
• Communicating with families and healthcare professionals.
• Overseeing daily reports and documentation.
• Managing relevant budgets.
• Completing financial audits.
• Carrying out health and safety checks.
• Supporting individuals with their daily care needs.
• Responding professionally to challenging behaviour.
• Promoting a positive, safe and supportive environment.
• Working closely with colleagues and other professionals involved in service-user care.

The Person They Are Looking For

To be considered for this Senior Support Worker position, you should have relevant experience and demonstrate a strong commitment to providing high-quality care.

Essential Requirements

You should have:

• Experience working as a Senior Support Worker, or extensive experience within mental health care.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Leadership skills and previous leadership experience.
• Strong empathy and compassion.
• A caring and supportive approach.
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to deal effectively with challenging behaviour.
• A positive and professional attitude.
• Reliability and flexibility.
• A strong work ethic.
• Honesty and integrity.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A good sense of humour.
• The ability to remain calm and vigilant in challenging situations.

Applicants should also be local to the area or within a reasonable commuting distance.

Right to Work and Sponsorship

Important Visa Information

Sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

The employer specifically states:

• You must live in the UK.
• You must have the full right to work in the UK.
• 20-hour Student Visas cannot be accepted.
• 20-hour Skilled Worker Visas cannot be accepted.

Therefore, this vacancy is not suitable for applicants seeking new UK visa sponsorship from overseas.

If you are currently in the UK, you should ensure that your existing immigration status gives you unrestricted permission to work the required hours before applying.

Working Pattern

The position is offered at 37.5 hours per week.

The rota covers:

• Day shifts
• Night shifts
• Weekend shifts

The stated shift times are:

Day: 7:30am – 8:00pm

Night: 7:30pm – 8:00am

The expected pattern is approximately 3–4 days per week, depending on the rota.

Where You Will Be Working

Brighton & Hove Clinic

New Church Road
Hove
BN3 4FH
United Kingdom

Brighton & Hove Clinic provides a Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) Tier 4 Eating Disorder service.

The service supports young people aged 12 to 18 with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder or an eating difficulty alongside other mental health or psychological difficulties.

These may include:

• Depression
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Anxiety
• Self-harm
• Other associated mental health difficulties

The clinic is located on New Church Road in Hove and has good public transport connections, with access from Brighton and surrounding areas.

On-site parking is limited, although parking permits are available to colleagues on a rota basis.

Salary

The advertised pay rate is:

£14.09 per hour

The position is based on 37.5 hours per week.

Actual earnings may vary depending on the rota and applicable working arrangements.

Employee Benefits

Elysium Healthcare offers a range of benefits designed to support employees’ wellbeing, career development and financial security.

Benefits listed for this position include:

• £14.09 per hour
• Equivalent of 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays.
• Birthday off
• Option to purchase additional annual leave during the annual selection window.
• Career development opportunities.
• Professional training and development.
• Access to the Ely-Vate Rewards & Benefits platform.
• Wellbeing support and activities.
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts.
• Life Assurance.
• Stream, providing access to earned wages when needed.
• Financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service.
• Second medical opinion service.
• Enhanced maternity package.
• Pension contribution.
• Free meals.

Career Development

Elysium Healthcare highlights opportunities for employees to develop their skills and progress their careers.

The organisation offers a range of courses and development opportunities for employees who demonstrate the aspiration, capability and dedication to progress.

This could make the position particularly suitable for an experienced care worker looking to develop their leadership and supervisory experience.

About Elysium Healthcare

Elysium Healthcare employs more than 8,000 people and operates a network of more than 80 services across England and Wales.

Its services cover areas including:

• Mental Health
• Neurological care
• Learning Disabilities and Autism
• Children and Education

The organisation is part of Ramsay Health Care, which has a global presence across 10 countries and employs more than 86,000 people worldwide.

Recruitment and Safeguarding

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment procedures for all appointments.

The organisation is a Disability Confident employer and states its commitment to inclusive and accessible recruitment.

Successful candidates will be expected to understand their individual responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users.

All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Who Should Apply?

This vacancy may be suitable for:

• Experienced Senior Support Workers.
• Healthcare Assistants with extensive mental health care experience.
• Care professionals with an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Candidates with leadership or supervisory experience.
• UK-based applicants with unrestricted/full working rights.
• Candidates who can commute to Hove/Brighton.

Who Should Not Apply?

This vacancy is not suitable for applicants who:

• Require new visa sponsorship.
• Are applying from overseas and need sponsorship.
• Only have permission to work 20 hours per week.
• Do not currently have full UK right-to-work permission.
• Cannot commute to the Hove/Brighton area.

Quick Eligibility Check

Before applying, make sure you can answer YES to the following:

• Do you currently live in the UK?
• Do you have full UK right-to-work permission?
• Do you have an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care?
• Do you have Senior Support Worker or substantial mental health care experience?
• Do you have leadership/supervisory experience?
• Are you comfortable working day, night and weekend shifts?
• Can you commute to Hove?

If you meet the requirements, this could be an opportunity to progress your career within a specialist mental health care environment.

Application Information

The vacancy is advertised by Elysium Healthcare for its Brighton & Hove Clinic.

Applicants should review the employer’s official vacancy information carefully and ensure that they meet the right-to-work and qualification requirements before submitting an application.

Important

Certificate of Sponsorship is NOT available for this vacancy.

Applicants requiring sponsorship should not apply for this particular position and should instead look for vacancies where the employer explicitly confirms sponsorship eligibility.