Senior Healthcare Assistant

1 week ago


Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

To work as a senior healthcare assistant on Chartwell ward which cares for up to 18 females ranging from 18-65 years old suffering from various Mental Health conditions.


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 MultiDisciplinary Team (MDT) and as determined by the patient's care plan.

You must 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 the Health and Safety at Work Act Reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations Control of substance Hazardous to Health (1985), European H&S
Regulations Numbers 1-6, Food Act (1996), Adhere to Trust policies and local service protocols.


Staff will need to demonstrate a good knowledge of adult inpatient care and be able to role model and supervise junior staff.

Staff to engage and lead ward audits and support staff to maintain KMPT and national ward standards.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team, working with Adults who have a wide range of mental health needs. You will enjoy working at a challenging pace, and will be self-motivated, proactive, flexible, and enthusiastic.


You will need to be able to function as part of a team and have an interest in initiating therapeutic engagement with the service users.

Your approach must be person-centred, placing the patient at the centre of all decision making.

You will be a role model to junior staff and support the MDT in delivering patient centred care. Undertaking a wide range of care needs for our patients.


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 across the county.


The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.


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.

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

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