Relief Mental Health Support Worker in Newtownabbey

Important Information

• Location: Galway Suite, Our Lady's Care Home, 68 Ard Na Va Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6FF
• Date Posted: 25th February 2026
• Closing Date: 30th April 2026
• Industry: Healthcare
• Job Type: Casual
• Salary: £13.39 Hourly

Can you make a real difference in the lives of others? At Macklin Care Homes, you will work as part of an award-winning team valued for your contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart, we would love to hear from you.

Macklin Care Homes is excited to announce the opening of a new Mental Health Residential Facility at Our Lady's Care Home, Belfast. The facility will aim to provide mental health services including mental health assessment, treatment, and therapeutic work. As a result, we are actively recruiting experienced Support Workers within the field of Mental Health who will use their compassion and clinical experience to help deliver the exceptional levels of resident care we are known for and are passionate about making a difference in the lives of people who have a variety of mental health conditions.

With no two days the same, you will enjoy a wide range of varied responsibilities, including:

• Ensuring that care plans are comprehensive.
• Making sure that decisions are acted upon and incorporated into a resident's care plan and individualised care packages.
• Experience working within a mental health environment.
• Good working knowledge of The Mental Health Order (1986).
• An understanding of current approaches to mental health practice.
• Ability to collaborate positively with a challenging resident group.
• Supporting, encouraging, and prompting residents with their medication.
• Accurately maintaining documentation both manually and electronically.
• Ensuring house rules are kept and adhered to, providing a safe environment.
• Communicating effectively with colleagues, residents, and visitors.
• Assisting residents with booking and attending appointments.
• Supporting residents in daily tasks: self-care, shopping, and household tasks.
• Promoting residents to develop their skills and increase their independence.

Company benefits include:

• Collaborating with an award-winning team with family values.
• A comprehensive paid induction programme.
• Wide variety of training provided.
• Career development opportunities.
• Flexibility of shifts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted rates at Malone Hotel, Belfast.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including team-building initiatives.
• Free car parking and uniform.
• Incentives for employee referrals (T&Cs will apply).

Please note we will only accept up-to-date CVs - without this, an interview cannot be given. Interviews may take place before the job advertisement closes and when suitable applications are received. If a suitable candidate is appointed, the role may close early; therefore, please do not hesitate to submit your application promptly.

Successful candidates must be willing to register with NISCC. An Enhanced Access NI Check will be required for this post. If successful, please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents, along with the Access NI Code of Practice, are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.

It is Macklin Care Homes' Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of a job offer. Macklin Care Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

What you will need:

• An understanding of current approaches to mental health practice.
• Awareness of the local services available to those with mental health needs.
• Understanding of types of mental health illnesses and the level of care residents will require.
• Caring, empathetic and compassionate nature.

• Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent).
• Experience working within a Care Home setting or environment.

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