Healthcare Worker

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for passionate and motivated Health Care Assistants to join our dedicated team at our low secure unit at the Tarentfort Centre.

The Tarentfort Centre is a 20 bedded rehabilitation inpatient unit catering for men from the age of 18. It is comprised of two clinical areas an acute and sub-acute learning disability Forensic. We specialise in the assessment and treatment of men with a learning disability whose offending behaviour and complex mental health needs require care in a low-secure setting.

This can be a challenging, yet rewarding environment and requires excellent organisation skills and the ability to use your initiative. If you are enthusiastic about making a difference and capable of providing a positive challenge to the status quo in the interest of service and workforce development - then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The Healthcare Worker is a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to:

Deliver an effective and competent level of care under the guidance and supervision of the associate workers, senior associate workers, qualified nurses and occupational therapists, determined by the patient's care plan.
Be fully aware of the needs of patients over a 24-hour span of care.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Date posted

08 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum including HCAS%

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-FR0388

Job locations

Tarentfort Centre, Dartford

Bow Arrow Lane

Dartford

DA2 6PB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the work of the multidisciplinary team by:

Consistently delivering a patient-focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
Offering appropriate support and advice to the patients.
Recording accurately all care given as required.
Enable patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in the therapeutic activity programme.
Noting and reporting accurately any care given and/or information required by the nurse in charge.
Give physical care as required or instructed.
Promote patients appearance and personal hygiene by offering support, advice and ensure that suitable requisites are available.
Promote a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintain confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust and Forensic & Specialists Care Group policies.
Assist patients and nursing team to maintain a clean and healthy ward environment and assist patients in all aspects of daily living skills as required.

Please see job description for full details.

Previous unsuccessful applicants need not re-apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the work of the multidisciplinary team by:

Consistently delivering a patient-focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
Offering appropriate support and advice to the patients.
Recording accurately all care given as required.
Enable patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in the therapeutic activity programme.
Noting and reporting accurately any care given and/or information required by the nurse in charge.
Give physical care as required or instructed.
Promote patients appearance and personal hygiene by offering support, advice and ensure that suitable requisites are available.
Promote a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintain confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust and Forensic & Specialists Care Group policies.
Assist patients and nursing team to maintain a clean and healthy ward environment and assist patients in all aspects of daily living skills as required.

Please see job description for full details.

Previous unsuccessful applicants need not re-apply.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Interest in working in mental health services

Desirable

Experience in working in secure services
NHS Experience
Previous care experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
committed to high level of patient care
Ability to work collaboratively with others as part of a team

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Computer Literate

Desirable

Care certificate or ability to work towards

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Interest in working in mental health services

Desirable

Experience in working in secure services
NHS Experience
Previous care experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
committed to high level of patient care
Ability to work collaboratively with others as part of a team

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Computer Literate

Desirable

Care certificate or ability to work towards

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.