Health Care Assistant

Health Care Assistant Maidstone, England

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Full Time Maidstone, England 22383 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

We are looking for a enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Healthcare Assistant to join our established team of nursing staff based on Chartwell Ward, Priority House, Maidstone The role involves providing care and support to in-patients currently experiencing acute mental health difficulties requiring an inpatient admission.

Commitment to meeting the needs of people with mental health problems and valuing their rights is a pre-requisite.

You will be required to adopt a flexible working pattern and be committed to self development and training.

  • Promoting patient’s self care and supporting with activities of daily living with reference to the care plan.
  • Maintaining a clean and healthy caring environment and assisting patients in all aspects of daily living skills as required.
  • Escorting patients as required as part of their care and treatment plan.
  • Serving food/assisting with cooking and promoting self-catering as required to meet individual care plan needs.
  • Working a full range of shifts as per the requirements of the service. May also be required, at times, to work at other Trust units and/or sites.
  • Physically fit and able to carry out all duties following successful completion of physical interventions training as required.
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.
  • Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient’s current behaviour and/or risks to Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge in a timely manner.
  • Recording care given and reporting omissions accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Supporting and carrying out therapeutic observations as required and instructed.
  • Promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintaining confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidance.
  • Supporting new team members.
  • Demonstrating a professional approach to work, and abide by the Trust values.
  • To provide comfort, compassion, empathy and time to patients and their carers, family and loved ones.
  • Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.
  • Working confidently in a variety of environments which present different challenges whilst continuing to act in a professional manner.
  • Balancing all aspects of the job role across the 7 day working pattern.
  • Being flexible and responsive to competing demands

Health Care Assistant
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

www.kmpt.nhs.uk
Maidstone, United Kingdom
Helen Greatorex
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Hospital
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1993
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