Senior Healthcare Assistant
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Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Worker (fixed term part-time) to join an experienced multi-disciplinary team working in the community based at Laurel House near Canterbury city centre.
Under the guidance and supervision of the team, you will deliver an effective and competent level of care to adults with a Learning Disability who also have ADHD. You will be involved in assisting patients and their carers to attend appointments to be reviewed by a psychiatrist and advocating for them which may require liaising with other agencies, such as their social care teams and other community teams.
Main duties of the job
Support the Multi Disciplinary Team by:
- Offering appropriate support and advice to the patients in our care, and accurately record all care given as required on to RiO and validating own entries.
- Provide physical health care & physical health checks as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks RIO.
- Supporting and carrying out patient therapeutic observation checks as required and instructed.
- Assist patients and the carers to attend appointments in a community clinic setting if requested.
- Work closely with the MDT and communicate information to the patient and carer under the instruction of the medical staff.
- Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participate in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.
- Seek advice and support if there are complex issues, for example issues relating to safeguarding.
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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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.
Details
Date posted
09 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
380-FR0555
Job locations
Laurel House
41 Old Dover Road
Canterbury
CT1 3HH
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Laurel House
41 Old Dover Road
Canterbury
CT1 3HH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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