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

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; England; On-site; GBP 1,000 - 3,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a passionate Health Care Worker for their low secure unit. The role involves delivering patient care, supporting a multidisciplinary team, and maintaining high standards in a challenging environment. The ideal applicant will possess excellent organisational skills and a proactive approach to care. This position offers a supportive workplace with a commitment to service user excellence.

Benefits

High Cost Area Allowance

Opportunity for career development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Passionate and motivated individual.
• Experience in delivering patient care.
• Understanding of mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care under supervision.
• Record accurately all care given.
• Support a patient-focused multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent organisation skills

Ability to use initiative

Patient-focused service

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 Allington Centre. 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-bed LSU area 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.

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

Responsibilities

• 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 work of the multidisciplinary team by consistently delivering a patient-focused service which promotes optimum independence.
• Offer appropriate support and advice to the patients.
• Record accurately all care given as required.
• Enable patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in the therapeutic activity programme.
• Note and report accurately any care given and/or information required by the nurse in charge.
• Give physical care as required or instructed.
• Promote patients' 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.

Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to.

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.