Healthcare Professional

14 hours ago

Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Worker to join our experienced multi-disciplinary team on Cherrywood ward, Littlebrook Hospital.

As a key member of our team, you will deliver an effective and competent level of care to adults with Acute mental health needs, assisting patients in their day-to-day activities and supporting them to maintain and develop skills towards independence and continuing their recovery.

This role involves shift working to cover 24 hours, 7 days a week, and you will be required to work autonomously and cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team, showing an awareness of team dynamics.

Key Responsibilities
  • Offer appropriate support and advice to patients in our care, accurately recording all care given as required onto RiO and validating own entries.
  • Provide physical health care and physical health checks as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks on the modified early warning scoring system (MEWS) chart and reporting changes to the nurse in charge of the shift.
  • Support and carry out patient therapeutic observation checks as required and instructed.
  • Escort patients to attend hospital appointments and Section 17 leave if requested.
  • Take the lead in a specific area of work for the ward, Wellbeing, Health & Safety or Patient Activity.
  • Undertake all relevant training as directed and participate in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.
About Us

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) is a leading provider of mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving a population of over 1 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey.

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.

Our mission is to deliver brilliant care through brilliant people, and our vision is to provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Person Specification

We are looking for individuals with the following skills and experience:

  • Good general education, competent in literacy and numeracy.
  • NVQ or equivalent in a relevant subject (Health and Social Care) or be prepared to work towards this.
  • Experience of working with individuals with complex mental health problems.
  • An awareness of enduring mental health disorders.
  • A basic understanding of the Recovery Model.
  • An ability to form rapport with individuals and groups.
  • An ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times, even in challenging/complex situations.
  • Ability to work autonomously and cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team, showing an awareness of team dynamics.
  • Ability to communicate information using a variety of mediums.
  • Basic awareness of clinical governance.
  • Effective organisational/planning and decision making skills.
  • Sound knowledge and practice of IT skills.
  • Willingness to work flexibly.

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