Healthcare Assistant | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a compassionate Health Care worker to join their team in Dartford. The role involves delivering high standards of care in a low secure unit specializing in mental health rehabilitation. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. This position offers opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives.

Benefits

High Cost Area Allowance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate and motivated individual required for healthcare support.
• Experience in mental health care is advantageous.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an effective level of care as per patient’s care plan.
• Support the multidisciplinary team in delivering patient-focused service.
• Maintain a clean and healthy ward environment.

Skills

Excellent organisation skills

Ability to provide patient-focused care

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for passionate and motivated Health Care worker to join our dedicated team at our low secure unit at the AllingtonCentre.

The Allington Centre is a 20 bed low secure inpatient service for forensic services. We specialise in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex mental health needs, who require care in a low secure setting, in response to offending, risky and/or challenging behaviours. The ward includes a high dependency area of five beds for the assessment and treatment of those exhibiting disturbed behaviour. There is also a 15-bedded area (LSU) focusing on assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. This can be a challenging, yet rewarding environment and requires excellent organisation skills and the ability to use your initiative. If you are enthusiastic about making a difference and capable of providing a positive challenge to the status quo in the interest of service and workforce development - then we want to hear from you.

What is High Cost Area Allowance?

The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas. As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month. 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 per year and a maximum payment of £2,198 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly).

Responsibilities

The Healthcare Worker is a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to:

• Deliver an effective and competent level of care under the guidance and supervision of the associate workers, senior associate workers, qualified nurses and occupational therapists, determined by the patient’s care plan.
• Be fully aware of the needs of patients over a 24-hour span of care.
• Support the multidisciplinary team by:
• Consistently delivering a patient-focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
• Offering appropriate support and advice to the patients.
• Recording accurately all care given as required.
• Enable patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in the therapeutic activity programme.
• Noting and reporting accurately any care given and/or information required by the nurse in charge.
• Give physical care as required or instructed.
• Promote patient’s appearance and personal hygiene by offering support, advice and ensure that suitable requisites are available.
• Promote a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintain confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust and Forensic & Specialists Care Group policies.
• Assist patients and nursing team to maintain a clean and healthy ward environment and assist patients in all aspects of daily living skills as required.

Additional Information

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.

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.

Our strategy

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.

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Responsibilities (continued)

Support the work of the multidisciplinary team by:

• Consistently delivering a patient-focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
• Offering appropriate support and advice to the patients.
• Recording accurately all care given as required.
• Enable patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in the therapeutic activity programme.
• Noting and reporting accurately any care given and/or information required by the nurse in charge.
• Give physical care as required or instructed.
• Promote patient’s appearance and personal hygiene by offering support, advice and ensure that suitable requisites are available.
• Promote a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintain confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust and Forensic & Specialists Care Group policies.
• Assist patients and nursing team to maintain a clean and healthy ward environment and assist patients in all aspects of daily living skills as required.

Please see job description for full details.

Previous unsuccessful applicants need not re-apply.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025