Mental Health Support Worker

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking a compassionate Mental Health Support Worker to join our team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital, providing high-quality support in both community and inpatient settings.

You will form positive therapeutic relationships, support daily living activities, and assist with care plans under the multidisciplinary team, helping promote recovery, independence and wellbeing for service users.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health, healthcare or social care settings is desirable.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with service users.
• Commitment to recovery-focused, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, person-centred support to individuals with mental health challenges.
• Build therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Support daily living activities and promote social inclusion.
• Monitor changes in health and escalate concerns to clinicians.
• Assist with care plan implementation by the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Time management

Safeguarding

Person-centred care

Job description

Location: Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospital

Job Type: Temporary

About the Role

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Mental Health Support Worker to join our team working at

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital

The successful candidate will provide high-quality support to individuals experiencing a range of mental health conditions, promoting recovery, independence, and wellbeing within community and/or inpatient settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, person-centred support to individuals experiencing mental health challenges, promoting recovery and independence.
• Build positive therapeutic relationships with service users while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Support individuals with daily living activities, encouraging engagement in meaningful activities and promoting social inclusion.
• Monitor and report changes in mental or physical health, escalating concerns appropriately to registered healthcare professionals.
• Assist with the implementation of care plans developed by the multidisciplinary team.

Who We Are Looking For

Experience:

• Previous experience working as a Mental Health Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker, or within a mental health, social care, or healthcare setting is desirable.
• Experience supporting individuals with a range of mental health conditions, learning disabilities, or complex needs is advantageous.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusting relationships.
• Compassionate, patient, and empathetic approach to supporting others.
• Ability to recognise changes in a person's mental health and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to delivering person-centred, recovery-focused care.
• Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Comfortable working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary healthcare team.

HCRG Staffing is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, or disability.

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust