Are you a kind, compassionate and considerate person? Do you want to spend your days doing something meaningful? Do you want to start a career in mental health?
If you answer ‘yes’ to those questions, you’re likely the right fit for a job at Northern Healthcare.
But, what does it take to work with us?
In this blog, we’ll tell you how to start your career with us, who we are, what we look for in an employee, the roles you’re likely to see, our Recruitment Team and how to apply via our new careers website.
We are an independent provider of supported living services for adults who require support due to a mental health diagnosis, learning disability or autism.
We support over two hundred amazing adults across the UK in all aspects of their daily lives and mental health recovery.
We aim to make a lifelong positive impact on the quality of life of the people we support. Our experienced support teams encourage and motivate them to take the next steps to reach their unique goals and aspirations.
Currently, our services are based across the North West, Cumbria, Yorkshire and the Midlands but we’re rapidly expanding so watch this space.
The specific requirements of each role depend on the job, but we look for specific qualities in those who join our team.
Our culture and values guide everything we do.
Our core values are Positive, Respectful, Open and Honest, Understanding and Dedicated. These values were developed following feedback from our team and the people we support and are embedded throughout our processes and how we celebrate daily achievements.
We’re committed to fostering a positive work environment where every team member contributes to delivering excellent services that change lives.
We look for people who are committed and have the values, passion, and determination to put people first whilst supporting the lives of people with a learning disability or mental health illness.
There are a number of roles, and departments, at Northern Healthcare.
If you want to work with the people we support directly, you can have a look at the following roles:
Our Central Office hosts our Operations, Commercial, Finance, Governance and People Teams and also has lots of fun and exciting roles. The following is just a snapshot of what we offer:
Make sure to connect on our careers website to find out about the roles as they’re posted.
Our Recruitment Team are your first point of contact when applying for a job at Northern Healthcare.
We wanted to put some faces to names and introduce you to our two key Recruitment contacts.
Amanda Newton-Leadbeater is our Recruitment Manager and joined us in January 2024.
Amanda has worked in recruitment for over twenty years and is loving every minute of her role at NHC.
She currently lives in Altrincham with her husband, is a self-confessed foodie and loves nothing more than reading a book on the beach.
Sara Snowdon is our Recruitment Coordinator and started with NHC last month.
Sara joined us from Ideal Care Homes and has been working in the Care Industry since 2020 – she is currently completing her CIPD Level 5.
Sara likes to keep busy with her two children, a dog, turtles, a hamster, cats and fish. In her spare time, she likes to go ghost hunting which has been a passion for the last ten years.
Last week, our Recruitment Team unveiled the brand new careers website.
Created to improve the user experience, it will streamline the Northern Healthcare recruitment process and make it much easier to hire the right people.
“We are very excited to be rolling out our new website, which will greatly improve our candidate engagement and experience. Due to its user-friendly format, it will help streamline our recruitment process and allow us to get people into work quicker. I’m sure our teams, and potential employees, will love how easy it is to navigate. Everything will be in one place and at the click of a button. The new dedicated careers page will allow us to show potential employees just how amazing it is to work for Northern Healthcare.”
– Amanda Newton-Leadbeater, Recruitment Manager
We can’t wait to hear what our candidates think of the new website, and process.
We hope the article helped you understand Northern Healthcare a little more – please let us know if you found it useful!
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