Healthcare Support Worker

Kent PLC; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking Healthcare Support Workers to join the team at St Martins Hospital Canterbury. You will assist adults with acute mental health needs, supporting daily activities and recovery under supervision. The role includes shift work to cover 24 hours, 7 days a week.

You will be involved in documentation, health checks and patient activity, contributing to a safe and caring environment. This is a full-time post within our multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Providing support and advice to patients, recording care on RiO and validating entries.
• Carrying out physical health checks and documenting them on NEWS charts, reporting changes to the nurse in charge.
• Supporting therapeutic observation checks as required.
• Escorting patients to appointments and leave as requested.
• Taking the lead in a ward area such as Wellbeing, Health & Safety or Patient Activity.
• Undertaking required training and participating in supervision and appraisal.
• Working a full range of shifts covering a 24-hour period, including twilight and night shifts, with potential work at other Trust sites.

Job description

We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers (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.

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.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD. Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve. Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.