Support Worker

Cygnet Health Care is looking for a full-time Support Worker at Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton, a PICU and acute mental health hospital for men. The role is 42 hours a week on shifts of roughly 07:45 to 20:00, covering days, nights and weekends.

What the job involves:

• Giving enhanced physical and emotional support to patients
• Helping with patients' medical and welfare needs and reporting on them
• Keeping patients and visitors safe
• Keeping the ward clean and safe
• Trying new approaches to improve the care patients receive

What they are looking for:

• Experience as a mental health support worker: either more than 6 months in an acute or PICU setting, or more than 2 years in mental health
• Good communication skills and a team-player attitude
• Sensitivity and good judgement when working with people in distress
• A commitment to helping service users become more independent

An enhanced DBS check is required.

Pay is £13.15 per hour, going up to £13.45 per hour after 3 months. Benefits mentioned include a pension scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, employee and NHS discounts, the Blue Light discount scheme, free meals and parking on site, enhanced maternity pay, career progression and expert supervision.

The advert lists 11 November 2026 as its closing date and may close sooner if many applications arrive.

Apply directly on Cygnet Health Care's website using the button on this page.