Healthcare Worker

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

The closing date is 03 April 2025

Job summary

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

We provide mental health support for adults with learning disabilities (LD).

The Tarentfort Centre is a 20 bedded rehabilitation inpatient unit catering for men from the age of 18. It is comprises 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.

The ward consists of a multi-disciplinary team of health care assistants, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech and language therapist, doctors and consultants.

Please note, that we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for Band 2 Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker roles as they do not meet the UK Visas and Immigration criteria.

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.

What is High Cost Area Allowance?

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.

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.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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Date posted

25 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,873 a year per annum inc HCAS%

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-FR0551

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.

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.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Interest in working in mental health services
Previous care experience

Desirable

Experience in working in secure services
NHS Experience
Experience of working with Learning disabilities

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

Desirable

Full driving licence

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Computer Literate -ability to use Microsoft Packages
Care certificate or ability to work towards

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Interest in working in mental health services
Previous care experience

Desirable

Experience in working in secure services
NHS Experience
Experience of working with Learning disabilities

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

Desirable

Full driving licence

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Computer Literate -ability to use Microsoft Packages
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.