Healthcare Support Worker
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Dartford, DA2 6PBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
Are you a compassionate, resilient professional passionate about inpatient mental health? Pinewood Ward is a 16-bedded acute mental health unit for ad...
- 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.
- Awareness of different challenging situations where communication needs to be adapted to the needs of the individual.
- Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity.
- Giving physical health checks and physical health care as required or instructed documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (MEWS), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge.
- Undertaking day to day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge.
- Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participating in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.
Please review the Job Description for further details of the role and requirements.
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting, is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year (2026/27 figures).
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.
Training and Qualification
Essential: - Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social care or equivalent; - Care Certificate or ability to obtain within 6 months
Experience
Essential: - A varied and considerable experience of working within Mental Health/Learning Disabilities setting; - Punctual and flexible across hours of work
Desirable: - Experience on an Acute Mental Health Ward
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 September 2026
Last checked
26 September 2026
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