Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Worker to join our experienced multi-disciplinary team at the Newhaven Lodge (Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit).
Newhaven Lodge is comprised of 8 single bedrooms offering 24 hour care 7 days a week for individuals with complex mental health needs. It is situated in Gillingham at Medway Maritime Hospital and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides inpatient Recovery and Rehabilitation.
Under the guidance and supervision of the team, you will deliver an effective and competent level of care to adults with mental health rehabilitation needs, in the Unit and the local community. You will be involved in assisting patients in their day-to-day activities, supporting them to maintain and develop skills towards independence, and continue their recovery.
This post will involve shift working between to cover 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Main duties of the job
The post is suitable for non-registered support staff, with prior experience working with adults with mental health difficulties.
You will be supporting registered staff in carrying out a variety of mental health needs assessments & interventions, both with individuals, their carers & groups.
You will be promoting patient's self-care and supporting with activities of daily living with reference to the care plan.
You will need to be confident & competent in working with individuals in an inpatient rehabilitation setting based in the community & be able to work effectively in a multi-professional context.
You should be a good communicator, & are able to adopt a flexible, adaptable & proactive approach to your work.
You willwork with a defined caseload of clients who have identified rehabilitation needs as a result of mental health issues using specific approaches as directed by the clinicians responsible for the care plan in a recovery focused & socially inclusive manner.
This post consists of working days & occasionally nights as per rota roster.
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 arerated 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.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Healthcare Workers are a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to:
* Effectively establish a therapeutic relationship with service users and their relatives/carers.
* Support individual risk assessment and management plans in line with service and Trust policy.
* Assist in the assessment of clients with complex mental health needs in order for the clinical team to form an accurate diagnosis of impairments, strengths and capabilities and formulate clinical needs.
* Involve individuals in the planning and prioritisation of their activity plans wherever possible.
* Work collaboratively with service users, staff, and relatives to deliver an appropriate intervention/rehabilitation/recovery plan which aims to maximise engagement and function whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.
* Support clients and the clinical team to identify relapse indicators and alert relevant staff to any changes in the client's mental state.
* Monitor rehabilitation programmes and feed back accurately to the team in order to measure progress and increase efficacy for service user outcomes.
* Support the clinical team to identify client's needs for additional care provision / housing/specialist placement/further assessment /referral on to other agencies.
* Support the assessment of service users referred to the rehabilitation service where appropriate.
* To plan and manage own delegated workload on a day to day basis.
Please see job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Healthcare Workers are a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to:
* Effectively establish a therapeutic relationship with service users and their relatives/carers.
* Support individual risk assessment and management plans in line with service and Trust policy.
* Assist in the assessment of clients with complex mental health needs in order for the clinical team to form an accurate diagnosis of impairments, strengths and capabilities and formulate clinical needs.
* Involve individuals in the planning and prioritisation of their activity plans wherever possible.
* Work collaboratively with service users, staff, and relatives to deliver an appropriate intervention/rehabilitation/recovery plan which aims to maximise engagement and function whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.
* Support clients and the clinical team to identify relapse indicators and alert relevant staff to any changes in the client's mental state.
* Monitor rehabilitation programmes and feed back accurately to the team in order to measure progress and increase efficacy for service user outcomes.
* Support the clinical team to identify client's needs for additional care provision / housing/specialist placement/further assessment /referral on to other agencies.
* Support the assessment of service users referred to the rehabilitation service where appropriate.
* To plan and manage own delegated workload on a day to day basis.
Please see job description for full details.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education, competent in literacy and numeracy
- NVQ or equivalent in a relevant subject (e.g. Health and Social Care) or be prepared to work towards this.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with individuals with complex mental health problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community mental health setting.
- Experience of implementing rehabilitation plans.
- Experience of individual and group work.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- An awareness of enduring mental health disorders.
- A basic understanding of the Recovery Model
- An awareness of the impact of mental health needs on clients, families and carers
- Ability to follow specific directions as required
- An ability to form rapport with individuals and groups
- An ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times, even in challenging/complex situations
- A willingness to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to work autonomously and cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team, showing an awareness of team dynamics
- Ability to communicate information using a variety of mediums
- Basic awareness of clinical governance
- Effective organisational/planning and decision-making skills
- Sound knowledge and practice of IT skills.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
- Ability and willingness to work shifts 24 hours, 7 days per week, 365 days per year as per rota
- Ability to travel in the local area efficiently.
Desirable
- An awareness of social activities and amenities within the local community
- Knowledge of benefits and employment systems
- Awareness of tenancy issues
- Basic health and safety awareness
- A basic understanding of the Mental Health Act.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education, competent in literacy and numeracy
- NVQ or equivalent in a relevant subject (e.g. Health and Social Care) or be prepared to work towards this.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with individuals with complex mental health problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community mental health setting.
- Experience of implementing rehabilitation plans.
- Experience of individual and group work.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- An awareness of enduring mental health disorders.
- A basic understanding of the Recovery Model
- An awareness of the impact of mental health needs on clients, families and carers
- Ability to follow specific directions as required
- An ability to form rapport with individuals and groups
- An ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times, even in challenging/complex situations
- A willingness to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to work autonomously and cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team, showing an awareness of team dynamics
- Ability to communicate information using a variety of mediums
- Basic awareness of clinical governance
- Effective organisational/planning and decision-making skills
- Sound knowledge and practice of IT skills.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
- Ability and willingness to work shifts 24 hours, 7 days per week, 365 days per year as per rota
- Ability to travel in the local area efficiently.
Desirable
- An awareness of social activities and amenities within the local community
- Knowledge of benefits and employment systems
- Awareness of tenancy issues
- Basic health and safety awareness
- A basic understanding of the Mental Health Act.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Newhaven Lodge Rehab Unit
Medway Maritime Hospital Site, Windmill Road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
