Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
There is an exciting permanent opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Worker (full-time) to join our experienced multi-disciplinary team based at St Martins Hospital Canterbury. Under the guidance and supervision of the team, you will deliver an effective and competent level of care to adults with Acute mental health needs. 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 to cover 24 hours, 7 days a week. 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 onto RiO and validating own entries. Provide physical health care & physical health checks as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks on the modified early warning scoring system (NEWS) chart and reporting changes to the nurse in charge of the shift. Supporting and carrying out patient therapeutic observation checks as required and instructed. Escorting Patients to attend hospital appointments and Section 17 leave if requested. Taking the lead in a specific area of work for the ward, e.g. Wellbeing, Health & Safety or Patient Activity. Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participate in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal. Working a full range of shifts covering a 24 hour period, including twilight and night shifts. You may also be required, at times, to work at other Trust sites. 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 mission is what we set out to do every day:
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is where we want to be in the future:
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role. Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Good general education, competent in literacy and numeracy Care certificate or ability to work towards Evidence of GCSE or equivalent Education experience in Health/Social Care Experience
Experience of working in healthcare Previous work with NHS Interest in Mental Health Care Knowledge and Skills
Awareness of mental health disorders/diagnoses Good communication skills (verbal and written) Ability to work flexibly Good knowledge of physical health monitoring 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 name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
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There is an exciting permanent opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Worker (full-time) to join our experienced multi-disciplinary team based at St Martins Hospital Canterbury. Under the guidance and supervision of the team, you will deliver an effective and competent level of care to adults with Acute mental health needs. 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 to cover 24 hours, 7 days a week. 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 onto RiO and validating own entries. Provide physical health care & physical health checks as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks on the modified early warning scoring system (NEWS) chart and reporting changes to the nurse in charge of the shift. Supporting and carrying out patient therapeutic observation checks as required and instructed. Escorting Patients to attend hospital appointments and Section 17 leave if requested. Taking the lead in a specific area of work for the ward, e.g. Wellbeing, Health & Safety or Patient Activity. Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participate in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal. Working a full range of shifts covering a 24 hour period, including twilight and night shifts. You may also be required, at times, to work at other Trust sites. 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 mission is what we set out to do every day:
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is where we want to be in the future:
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role. Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Good general education, competent in literacy and numeracy Care certificate or ability to work towards Evidence of GCSE or equivalent Education experience in Health/Social Care Experience
Experience of working in healthcare Previous work with NHS Interest in Mental Health Care Knowledge and Skills
Awareness of mental health disorders/diagnoses Good communication skills (verbal and written) Ability to work flexibly Good knowledge of physical health monitoring 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 name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
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