Senior Health Care Assistant

3 days ago

Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent & Medway Nhs & Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

Job summary There is an exciting permanent opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare Worker (full-time) to join our experienced multi-disciplinary team on Boughton Ward, Priority House, Maidstone Hospital.
Boughton ward is a 18 bedded Male ward.
Under the guidance and supervision of the team, you will deliver an effective and competent level of care to adults with Acute mental health needs.
You will be involved in assisting patients in their day-to-day activities, supporting them to maintain and develop skills towards independence, and continue their recovery.
This post will involve shift working to cover 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Main duties of the job Support the Multi Disciplinary Team by: Offering appropriate support and advice to the patients in our care, and accurately record all care given as required onto RiO and validating own entries.
Provide physical health care & 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.
Supporting and carrying out patient therapeutic observation checks as required and instructed.
Escorting Patients to attend hospital appointments and Section 17 leave if requested.
Taking the lead in a specific area of work for the ward, Wellbeing, Health & Safety or Patient Activity.
Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participate in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.
Working a full range of shifts covering a 24 hour period, including twilight and night shifts.
You may also be required, at times, to work at other Trust sites.
About us 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 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 dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification Training and Qualifications Essential 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 Desirable Recovery Star Training Experience Essential Experience of working with individuals with complex mental health problems Desirable Experience of working in a community mental health setting Experience of implementing rehabilitation plans Experience of individual and group work Knowledge and Skills Essential An awareness of enduring mental health disorders A basic understanding of the Recovery Model An awareness of the impact of mental health needs on clients, families and carers 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 Desirable An awareness of social activities and amenities within the local community Knowledge of benefits and employment systems Awareness of tenancy issues Basic health and safety awareness A basic understanding of the Mental Health Act

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