Healthcare Support Worker

Kent PLC; Dartford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting for a role within our perinatal community mental health service, providing physical health assessment, treatment and ongoing support for parents and babies.

Join a compassionate, professional team focused on safe, joined-up care across hospital and community settings, with support for families and carers and opportunities for development within a trusted NHS environment.

Responsibilities

• Recording and reporting changes in the patient's current behaviour and/or risks to Nurse/healthcare professional in a timely manner.
• Recording care given and reporting omissions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintaining confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidance.
• Supporting new team members.
• Demonstrating a professional approach to work and abide by the Trust values.
• To provide comfort, compassion, empathy and time to patients and their carers, family and loved ones.
• Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.
• Working confidently in a variety of environments which present different challenges whilst continuing to act in a professional manner.
• Balancing all aspects of the job role across the 5-day working week.
• Being flexible and responsive to competing demand.
• Offering appropriate support and advice to the patients.
• Enable patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in the therapeutic activity programme.
• Give physical care as required or instructed.

Job description

You will work within our specialist perinatal community mental health service, providing physical health assessment, treatment, and ongoing support for individuals experiencing mental health challenges during the perinatal period. The role involves close collaboration with families and professionals, contributing to an innovative, compassionate service that prioritises positive outcomes for parents and babies.

• Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient's current behaviour and/or risks to Nurse/healthcare professional in a timely manner.
• Recording care given and reporting omissions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintaining confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidance.
• Supporting new team members.
• Demonstrating a professional approach to work and abide by the Trust values.
• To provide comfort, compassion, empathy and time to patients and their carers, family and loved ones.
• Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.
• Working confidently in a variety of environments which present different challenges whilst continuing to act in a professional manner.
• Balancing all aspects of the job role across the 5-day working week.
• Being flexible and responsive to competing demand.
• Offering appropriate support and advice to the patients.
• Enable patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in the therapeutic activity programme.
• Give physical care as required or instructed.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

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.