At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide hands-on mental health support and mentor junior staff in a new service.
- Company: Join Nouvita, a leading provider of mental health services with a focus on recovery.
- Benefits: Fully funded training, career progression, pension scheme, and employee perks.
- Other info: Dynamic team culture with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a supportive environment while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Three years' experience in mental health support and a desire to lead.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
About The Role
Are you ready for your next step? If you are an experienced mental health support worker who’s ready to take on more, this is the opportunity to make that move and to do it somewhere you can genuinely make your mark. Coniston House is Nouvita’s brand-new mental health service in Camberley, providing specialist residential support to men in a safe, therapeutic environment. As one of our founding senior staff, you’ll help set the standard of care and shape the culture of the service from day one. You don’t need to have held a senior role before. We are looking for solid experience and the ambition to develop.
What you will be doing:
- Acting as an experienced, senior presence on shift and a role model for high-quality, person-centred, recovery-focused support
- Providing hands‑on care and support to the men we support, alongside your colleagues
- Contributing to and reviewing individual support plans alongside the multidisciplinary team
- Supporting and mentoring support workers, including helping new starters settle in
- Supporting accurate record keeping, medication support and effective shift handovers
- Working closely with the Deputy Manager and Home Manager to establish and develop the new service
What we are looking for:
- At least three years’ experience as a support worker, with significant experience in a mental health setting (essential)
- The desire to develop into a team leading role
- A caring, calm and professional approach that sets the tone for others
- Ideally a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care – or the commitment to achieve one with our full support
- Good IT literacy – confident using electronic care records and everyday digital systems
- Strong communication skills, reliability and resilience
Your career, your development!
As Coniston House grows, so will your responsibilities and opportunities with a clear pathway from Senior Support Worker towards team leading, Deputy Manager and Service Manager roles across Nouvita. We will fund and support relevant qualifications, provide leadership development and regular supervision, and give you real scope to grow from the outset.
What we can offer you:
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Genuine career progression within a growing organisation
- Full induction and ongoing support from an experienced management team
- Pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Refer-a-friend bonus (up to £1,000)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free parking
- Birthday leave following one year’s service
- Long service awards recognition
- Enhanced weekend rate
This service provides care to men only. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and right‑to‑work checks, in line with Safer Recruitment and CQC requirements. Nouvita is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably experienced candidates.
About Us
Nouvita Healthcare is an established provider of specialist health and social care services across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Surrey and Bedfordshire. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred mental health support and therapeutic services in hospital, residential and now in outpatient settings. Our focus is on empowering recovery and improving outcomes through effective, compassionate care. At Nouvita, we value continuous improvement and foster an environment where all staff have a voice and can develop their careers. We are committed to:
- Delivering high-quality mental health services
- Maintaining excellent clinical governance and patient outcomes
- Supporting staff development and wellbeing
- Promoting equality, inclusion, and diversity in everything we do
Nouvita Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, providing support to applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities.
Senior Mental Health Support Worker in Camberley employer: Nouvita Healthcare Ltd.
Nouvita Healthcare Ltd. is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and dynamic work environment in Hatfield where you can make a real difference in clients' mental health journeys. With flexible, hybrid working arrangements and a strong commitment to training and professional development, employees are empowered to grow and thrive within a multidisciplinary team. Join us to be part of a respected organisation that values your contributions and fosters a culture of collaboration and care.
