Support Worker roles in Newcastle upon Tyne
Support Worker roles in Newcastle upon Tyne cover a lot of ground: supported living, mental health services, learning disability support and community teams. Protocol Healthcare Services places people on agency shifts and in permanent posts across all of it.
Working around Newcastle upon Tyne
Royal Victoria Infirmary is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Jesmond and Heaton draw staff from the same pool. Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs services locally, with Newcastle City Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Jesmond, Gosforth and Heaton, with regular work further out at Byker, Fenham and Benwell. Postings run through NE1, NE7 and NE15, including out at Walker.
A typical shift
- ✓ Supporting people with daily routines and personal care where needed
- ✓ Encouraging independence, choice and everyday decision making
- ✓ Supporting people to access work, education, activities and their community
- ✓ Positive behaviour support and de-escalation, with training provided
- ✓ Medication prompting and support appropriate to your training
- ✓ Accurate notes and clear communication with the wider team
Shifts and contracts
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering Fenham on earlies and Benwell on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Jesmond and Elswick.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Heaton to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
What you will need
- ✓Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
- ✓The right to work in the UK
- ✓Patience, resilience and respect for the people you support
- ✓Good communication skills
How we work with you
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which Tyne and Wear services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Newcastle upon Tyne itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Newcastle upon Tyne both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Jesmond, and we will do the rest. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Support Worker Jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne, answered
Not always. Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential We provide training, and your consultant will match you to settings around Newcastle upon Tyne that fit what you have done before.
Day, night and weekend shifts, on full-time and part-time patterns. You set your availability and we work to it. Once you are established we can offer regular ongoing shifts rather than one-offs.
Both. We recruit for temporary and permanent positions, and many people start on agency shifts around Newcastle upon Tyne before moving into a permanent post once they have found a service that suits them.
Across supported living, mental health services, learning disability services and community settings. In practice that means Jesmond, Gosforth, Heaton, Byker and Fenham, covering NE1, NE7 and NE15, and out into Tyne and Wear. Royal Victoria Infirmary is the main hospital in the area.
We have immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Once your registration, right-to-work and DBS checks are in place, shifts can usually follow quickly. Call 020 8951 4510 or send us your details to get started.
Support Worker Jobs near Newcastle upon Tyne
Looking for work in Newcastle upon Tyne?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Jesmond, Heaton and the wider Tyne and Wear area.