Frontline Male Mental Health Support Worker - Ward Care

Kent PLC; Dartford; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Amberwood Ward within Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking staff to be at the front line of patient care, offering comfort, empathy and active support in male mental health. You will work across a 24-hour, 7-day rota to build therapeutic relationships and promote independence, contributing to a safe, recovery-focused ward environment.

The role requires flexibility, a compassionate approach and the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues in a

Qualifications

• Consistently delivering a patient focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
• Offering appropriate support and advice to patients and their carers.
• Awareness of different challenging situations where communication needs to be adapted to the needs of the individual.
• Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity.
• Undertaking day to day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge.
• Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participating in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.

Responsabilités

• Consistently delivering a patient focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
• Providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public or other external contacts.
• Offering appropriate support and advice to patients and their carers.
• Awareness of different challenging situations where communication needs to be adapted to the needs of the individual.
• Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity.
• Giving physical health checks and physical health care as required or instructed documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (MEWS), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge.
• Undertaking day to day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge.
• Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participating in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.

Description du poste

Amberwood Ward within Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking staff to be at the front line of patient care, offering comfort, empathy and active support in male mental health. You will work across a 24-hour, 7-day rota to build therapeutic relationships and promote independence, contributing to a safe, recovery-focused ward environment.

The role requires flexibility, a compassionate approach and the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues in a