Healthcare Assistant

Would you like to be part of a forward thinking progressive service? Do you want to develop your skills working within mental health for older adults? If the answer is yes, we have a Healthcare Worker vacancy at Heather ward Inpatient Unit in St Martins Canterbury . The ward itself has recently undertaken a full refurb so is a modern and up to date working environment.

The unit specialises in the assessment and treatment of older adults with both functional and organic mental health issues. Heather ward is a 15 bedded unit based at St Martins Hospital in Canterbury. The Healthcare Worker 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 associate workers, senior associate workers, qualified nurses and occupational therapists, determined by the patient’s plan of care.
• Be fully aware of the needs of patients over a 24 hour span of care.

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.

• Have knowledge and experience in mental health and older people
• Have the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Be willing to develop your knowledge and skills set and complete any competencies required within your role.
• Have previous experience of working with people with severe mental health problems and experience or knowledge of caring for people in an inpatient setting.

Please see job description for full details.

Please be advised – if you are successful and are invited to interview, you will need to undergo pre-Interview assessments.