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
28 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
To work as a member of the Home Treatment and Rapid Response services, working within the home treatment function delivering support to patients and t...
- Contribute in the assessment of clients referred to Home Treatment and Rapid Response
- To provide support to clients of Home Treatment and Rapid Response and their carers in relation to personal care, daily living and social activities, and help maintain the social network by the use of a range of home treatment interventions.
- To carry out specified interventions, alone on occasion, as per crisis plan and update as appropriate
- To monitor progress of Home Treatment and Rapid Response clients against the crisis plans and communicate findings, recommend changes to senior HOME TREATMENT AND RAPID RESPONSE staff in order for crisis plan to be reviewed.
- To report any changes in client presentation and safety to Senior Home Treatment and Rapid Response staff
- Work flexibly in order to respond to crisis work and adjust allocated work and prioritise at short notice as required by Shift Co-Ordinator.
- Engage clients and carers with Home Treatment and Rapid Response crisis plans and negotiate options available whilst promoting crisis prevention recovery and resilience.
- Support carers to enable clients to remain at home. On occasions assist client with administration of medication as per crisis plan.
- Promote work of Home Treatment and Rapid Response to clients, carers, other mental health professionals, statutory and non statutory agencies .
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.
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 and Qualifications
Essential: - Computer literate.; - 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.
Desirable: - NHS Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- To have a good understanding of mental health conditions appropriate to the setting
- Numeracy and English literacy skills
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, under the direction and supervision of a registered practitioner
- Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people.
- Able to record interventions in a timely manner
- Ability to travel between Trust sites in a timely manner
- A working knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Ability to act as a role model, support and delegate to others
- Ability to undertake physical health checks and document on MEWS
- To participate in Quality Improvement, Audits, Research, etc
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work
- Ability to be flexible and responsive
- Knowledge of moving and handling principles, including the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, and ability to apply safe, risk-assessed techniques
Desirable: - Full Driving Licence
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
14 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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