Job overview
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.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Healthcare Assistant to join our established team of nursing staff based on Foxglove Ward.
The role involves providing care and support to in-patients currently experiencing acute mental health difficulties requiring an inpatient admission.
Commitment to meeting the needs of people with mental health problems and valuing their rights is a prerequisite.
You will be required to adopt a flexible working pattern and be committed to self-development and training. There will be the prospect of undertaking an NVQ and Health Care Worker Certificate.
Main duties of the job
1. Consistently delivering a patient-focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
2. Providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public or other external contacts.
3. Offering appropriate support and advice to patients and their carers.
4. Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in therapeutic activity.
5. Giving physical health care and physical health checks as required or instructed documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (NEWS2), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge.
6. Undertaking day-to-day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Experience
* Relevant experience
Skill set
* Relevant skills
KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme: Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
Annual leave for Agenda for Change:
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
29 days after 5 years NHS service full time or pro rata if part time
33 days after 10 years NHS service full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that's up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Flexible working: Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.
Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave: Dependant on length of NHS service.
Staff Support: KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.
NHS discounts and shopping vouchers: Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.
Learning and Development opportunities: In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.
Probation Period: New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
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