Mental Health Care Assistant Support Worker

Job Description: Are you looking for the next step in your Health Care journey? First Option Healthcare is currently recruiting for a compassionate & proactive Crisis Support Workers to join the rapidly growing team!…

Pay rate £20 – £30/hour
Job type Temporary
Posted 8 September 2026

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Job Description:

Are you looking for the next step in your Health Care journey?

First Option Healthcare is currently recruiting for a compassionate & proactive Crisis Support Workers to join the rapidly growing team!

Here at FOH we have got a great opportunity to work one on one with patients in regulated and unregulated environments.

We are looking for Support Workers with minimum of 6 months experience working with adults or adolescents with the following:

* Eating Disorders

* Learning Disabilities

* Mental Health

* CSE

* Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Benefits:

* Weekly payments

* Referral fee bonus

* Up to 3 months rolling rota

Duties and responsibilities:

* Responding to psychological or emotional crisis in adults and adolescents, utilising de-escalation techniques and intervention strategies.

* Providing in-person crisis support in various settings, including homes, schools, hospitals, or community centres, fostering placements and unregulated settings.

* Establishing rapport and trust with clients and their families to assess risk, stabilise crisis situations, and ensure immediate safety and emotional support.

* Collaborating with clinical leads and multidisciplinary teams to ensure intervention plans are appropriate, with timely documentation and escalation of any changes in client condition or behaviour.

* Working with professionals such as schools, young offending and psychotherapy.

Unfortunately, we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates.

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