Children’s Mental Health Support Worker

Children’s Mental Health Support Worker

The closing date is 08 March 2026

Do you enjoy working with children and young people? Are you interested in children's and young people's mental health? If the answers are "yes" then this may be the position for you!

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) is a tertiary Children’s Hospital within a wider NHS Foundation Trust. We have full and part time vacancies in our team of Band 3 Children’s Mental Health Support Workers, to provide care, compassion, assessment and engagement with children, young people and their families who are admitted to BRHC with mental health needs.

Our patients are extraordinary, each of them with their own unique character, strength and drive, which is why we looking for these exact same qualities in our Children’s Mental Health Support workers.

This position requires shifts to be worked across days, nights, weekends and bank holidays to ensure the service is fully covered. This is your opportunity to join us on our journey and become a part of our talented and passionate team. Whilst the role at times can be hard, it comes with team support, supervision and guidance.

Interviews will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates.

We are looking for individuals who are eager to learn, have excellent communication skills, and a positive, can-do attitude.

To be shortlisted for this role, you must clearly demonstrate on your application the following:

• Maths qualification at GCSE A*-C / 4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent.
• English qualification at GCSE A*-C / 4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent.
• Level 3 qualification (or higher) in any subject.
• Acute experience in Mental Health setting
• Experience or a passion for working with children and young people.
• Strategies to support your wellbeing when working with young people who can present in distress at times
• Be able to work a mixture of Long Day shifts and Night shifts (to include weekends and Bank Holidays.

If you do not have previous acute experience, we offer a 12-week Band 2 to Band 3 Trainee Programme. This programme will equip you with the necessary skills and experience to successfully transition into the Band 3 role. Please indicate on your application if you are interested in this programme.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

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