Healthcare Support Worker
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Dartford, DA2 6PBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£27,106 to £28,850
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
Are you a compassionate, a resilient professional, passionate about inpatient mental health? Amberwood Ward is a 17-bedded acute mental health unit fo...
- 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.
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.
Take a look at our Healthcare Assistant Video
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential: - Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social care or equivalent; - Care Certificate or ability to obtain within 6 months; - Computer literate
Experience
Essential: - A varied and considerable experience of working within Mental Health/Learning Disabilities setting
Desirable: - NHS Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Numeracy and English literacy skills
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work
- Ability to be flexible and responsive
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team, under the direction and supervision of a registered practitioner
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
7 October 2026
Last checked
7 October 2026
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