Healthcare Support Worker
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Hermitage Ln, Maidstone, ME16 9PHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Healthcare Support Worker to join our established team of nursing staff based at West Kent ...
- Consistently delivering a patient focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
- Providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public or other external contacts.
- Offering appropriate support and advice to patients and their carers.
- Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in therapeutic activity.
- Giving physical health care and physical health checks as required or instructed documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (NEWS2), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge.
- Undertaking day to day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge.
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.
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Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential: - Care certificate or ability to obtain within 6 months; - Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social care or equivalent
Experience
Essential: - A varied and considerable experience of working within Mental Health/Learning Disabilities setting
Desirable: - NHS Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- To have a good understanding of mental health conditions appropriate to the setting
- Flexibility to undertake hours required: Long days 7:30am to 8pm, Nights 7:30pm-8am across 7 days week
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
18 September 2026
Last checked
19 September 2026
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