Senior Healthcare Assistant

Florin Chilian; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health and social care Trust dedicated to providing high-quality mental health services across Kent. As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will play a vital role in a multidisciplinary team, delivering compassionate care and support to patients. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, this organization values its staff and offers numerous benefits, including flexible working options and professional development opportunities. Be part of a dynamic environment where your contributions make a real difference in the lives of individuals and communities.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

27 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Staff discounts

Learning and development opportunities

New starter bonus

Health and wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting is essential.
• Knowledge of mental health and care principles is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver competent care under the guidance of the MDT.
• Monitor and maintain a safe workplace adhering to health regulations.

Skills

Experience working in care

Understanding of mental health illnesses

Providing care

Flexibility

Education

NVQ level 3

Job description

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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

About

Established in April 2006, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is an integrated health and social care Trust specialising in the provision of mental health services throughout Kent. The Trust serves a population of approximately 1.8 million people across a mix of urban and rural areas and socio-economic groups.

We aim to provide effective, efficient and high quality care to all clients and the services provided include assessment of need, support, individual or group programmes of care, education and the promotion of mental health issues. These services are provided in a variety of locations including inpatient units, community homes, mental health centres, day treatment units and in clients' own homes. Our Care Programme Approach has encouraged clients to become fully involved in their own programme of care. This ensures that their views and wishes and those of their families and carers are reflected in their treatment of care.

Our Vision

The Trust aims to deliver quality through partnership. Creating a dynamic system of care, so people receive the right help, at the right time, in the right setting with the right outcome.

Our Values

Respect

We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.

Open

Work in a collaborative , transparent way.

Accountable

We are professional and responsible for our actions.

Working Together

We work together to make a difference for our service users.

Innovative

We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.

Excellence

We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.

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Key details

Location

SiteBoughton WardAddressHermitage LaneTownMaidstonePostcodeME16 9PHMajor / Minor RegionKent

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (nights and days)

Salary

Salary£24,625 - £25,674 per annum inc London Fringe High Cost Area Supplement rateSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 3)

Specialty

Main areaAcute Inpatient

The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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Job Overview

The Senior Healthcare Assistant 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 Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and as determined by the patients care plan.
• Be fully aware of the needs of patients over a 24 hour span of care.
• Monitor, report and maintain a healthy, safe and secure workplace by knowing and taking account of: Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (1985), Control of substance Hazardous to Health (1985), European H&S Regulations (1992)-Numbers 1-6, Food Act (1996), Adhere to Trust policies and local service protocols
  
  

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• Consistently delivering a patient focused service, which promotes optimum independence.
• Providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public or other external contacts.
• Offering appropriate support and advice to patients and their carers.
• Awareness of different challenging situations where communication needs to be adapted to the needs of the individual.
• Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity.
• Giving physical health checks and physical health care as required or instructed documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (NEWS), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge
  
  

Working for our organisation

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.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

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.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy Our mission is what we set out to do every day

Our vision is where we want to be in the future

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Undertaking day to day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge.
• Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participating in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.
• Balancing all aspects of the job role across the 7 day working pattern.
  
  

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.

KMPT Staff Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.

Please see http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Pensions.aspx for more details.

Annual leave for Agenda for Change

On appointment to NHS

27 days for full time or pro rata if part time

After 5 years NHS service

29 days full time or pro rata if part time

After 10 years NHS service

33 days full time or pro rata if part time

Plus bank holidays, thats up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!

Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.

Recommend a friend campaign

If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals,

Flexible working

Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.

Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave

Dependant on length of NHS service

Other Paid/unpaid Leave

This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave.

Non paid leave for career breaks

Staff Support

KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.

NHS discounts and shopping vouchers

Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.

Learning and Development opportunities

In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.

Induction

The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPTs subject specialists and include the required training.

The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.

New starter bonus

At the Trust we really value our nurses and the skills they bring. To recognise this we offer a New Hire Bonus of £1200 pro rata for band 5 and 6 nursing staff.

Staff Network Forums

A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.

Lease car scheme, Cycle to work scheme, the list goes on!

Probation Period . New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.

To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.

Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter

KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can be ourselves.ALL

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.

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Applicant requirements

info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Experience/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Experience working in care
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Has NVQ level 3
  
  

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of mental health illnesses
• Understanding and knowledge of providing care
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Willing to be flexible
• Understanding of mental health within older people
  
  

Documents

• Job description/Person specification (, 485.6)PDFKB
• NHS People Promise (, 267.8)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameJulius KanyeredziJob titleWard ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01622722131

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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