# Healthcare Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/3735e035-99f2-426e-a118-3ae6c487515e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/3735e035-99f2-426e-a118-3ae6c487515e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust - **Town:** Maidstone - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (must be able to work Days and Nights across a 24 hour working period) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T09:03:29.773Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Acute_Mental_Health_Inpatient/Acute_Mental_Health_Inpatient-v8089556 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8089556?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Healthcare Support Worker to join our established multi professional team working for Kent & Medway Mental Health Trust based on the Priority House site. The role involves providing care and support to in-patients currently experiencing acute mental health difficulties requiring an inpatient admission. You will need to be  committed  to meeting the needs of people with mental health problems and valuing their rights is a prerequisite. You will be required to adopt a flexible working pattern and be committed to self-development and training. ### Main duties of the job - Consistently delivering a patient-focused service, which promotes optimum independence. - Providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing, or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public, or other external contacts. - Offering appropriate support and advice to patients and their carers. - Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in therapeutic activity. - Giving physical health care and physical health checks as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (NEWS2), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge. - Undertaking day-to-day tasks as allocated by the Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. ## Job Details We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Healthcare Support Worker to join our established multi professional team working for Kent & Medway Mental Health Trust based on the Priority House site. The role involves providing care and support to in-patients currently experiencing acute mental health difficulties requiring an inpatient admission. You will need to be committed to meeting the needs of people with mental health problems and valuing their rights is a prerequisite. You will be required to adopt a flexible working pattern and be committed to self-development and training. ## Job Description Consistently delivering a patient-focused service, which promotes optimum independence. Providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing, or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public, or other external contacts. Offering appropriate support and advice to patients and their carers. Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in therapeutic activity. Giving physical health care and physical health checks as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (NEWS2), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge. Undertaking day-to-day tasks as allocated by the Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge ## Responsibilities Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - To have a working understanding of mental health conditions appropriate to the setting - To be competent in the use of English and Maths - Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing ### Qualifications and Experience **Essential** - Computer literate - Care Certificate or ability to obtain within 6 months - A varied and considerable experience of working within Mental Health/Learning Disabilities setting. **Desirable** - NHS Experience - Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social care or equivalent ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394) - [trust name change (pdf, 813.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2991) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 352.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10382736) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.