# 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/91230b53-e508-405e-a7e7-c2671728e260 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/91230b53-e508-405e-a7e7-c2671728e260.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: (Temporary fixed term secondment options also welcome) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T11:33:17.694Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Community_Rehabilitation/Community_Rehabilitation-v8097669 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8097669?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? We are looking for two dedicated Healthcare Support Workers to join our supportive and dynamic West Kent Community Rehabilitation Service. In this role, you will be on the frontline of care, helping clients with complex mental health needs manage their wellbeing, regain independence, and thrive in the comfort of their own homes. No two days are the same, and the impact you make is truly measurable. Why You’ll Love Working With Us We believe that rehabilitation is a collaborative journey. You won't be doing this alone—you will be part of a vibrant, multi-disciplinary team that includes: - Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Nurses, Social Worker - Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Workers We also work hand-in-hand with Social Care and housing providers to ensure our clients have everything they need to succeed. If you value teamwork, shared learning, and holistic care, you will fit right in. What We Are Looking For - A Positive Attitude: You are enthusiastic, motivated, and deeply empathetic. - Flexibility: You understand that care doesn't always stop at 5 PM. You are willing to work flexible hours (between 08:00 and 20:00), including some evenings, weekends, and public holidays, to support our clients when they need us most. ### Main duties of the job If you live in West Kent (Maidstone, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks or Tunbridge Wells), able to drive and keen to work in a team to develop a range of rehabilitation skills, please apply. This role is suitable for anyone wanting to extend existing support worker skills into a rehab setting and work in the community. It may also be helpful to psychology or other graduates wanting to gain practical experience following on from university. We look forward to receiving your applications and for further information please contact Heather Penn, Operational Team Manager on 07770 610017 - You will work as part of a Community Rehabilitation Team , focusing on the direct needs of service users. - Under the guidance and supervision of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, you will provide support and give time to an allocated group of service users in order to promote their recovery and maintain them in their community environment.  You will be promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity, promoting self-care and supporting with activities of daily living. - You will support service users to identify their needs and to assist Clinicians to plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans. - You will be working to the recovery model to support the service user to work towards their identified goals. The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Giving physical health checks and physical health care as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (MEWS), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge. - Undertaking day-to-day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional. Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification ## Job Details Are you enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? We are looking for two dedicated Healthcare Support Workers to join our supportive and dynamic West Kent Community Rehabilitation Service. In this role, you will be on the frontline of care, helping clients with complex mental health needs manage their wellbeing, regain independence, and thrive in the comfort of their own homes. No two days are the same, and the impact you make is truly measurable. Why You’ll Love Working With Us We believe that rehabilitation is a collaborative journey. You won't be doing this alone—you will be part of a vibrant, multi-disciplinary team that includes: Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Nurses, Social Worker Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Workers We also work hand-in-hand with Social Care and housing providers to ensure our clients have everything they need to succeed. If you value teamwork, shared learning, and holistic care, you will fit right in. What We Are Looking For A Positive Attitude: You are enthusiastic, motivated, and deeply empathetic. Flexibility: You understand that care doesn't always stop at 5 PM. You are willing to work flexible hours (between 08:00 and 20:00), including some evenings, weekends, and public holidays, to support our clients when they need us most. ## Job Description If you live in West Kent (Maidstone, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks or Tunbridge Wells), able to drive and keen to work in a team to develop a range of rehabilitation skills, please apply. This role is suitable for anyone wanting to extend existing support worker skills into a rehab setting and work in the community. It may also be helpful to psychology or other graduates wanting to gain practical experience following on from university. We look forward to receiving your applications and for further information please contact Heather Penn, Operational Team Manager on 07770 610017 You will work as part of a Community Rehabilitation Team , focusing on the direct needs of service users. Under the guidance and supervision of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, you will provide support and give time to an allocated group of service users in order to promote their recovery and maintain them in their community environment. You will be promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity, promoting self-care and supporting with activities of daily living. You will support service users to identify their needs and to assist Clinicians to plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans. You will be working to the recovery model to support the service user to work towards their identified goals. The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). ## Responsibilities Giving physical health checks and physical health care as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (MEWS), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge. Undertaking day-to-day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional. Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with individuals with complex mental health problems. - Experience of working in a community mental health setting. **Desirable** - 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. - Ability to follow specific directions as required. - 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. - To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area. **Desirable** - An awareness of social activities and amenities within the local community. - Knowledge of benefits and employment systems. - Basic health and safety awareness. - A basic understanding of the Mental Health Act. ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - Good general education, competent in literacy and numeracy - NVQ or equivalent in a relevant subject (e.g. Health and Social Care) or be prepared to work towards this ### UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicl **Essential** - The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). ## 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, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10391510) ## 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.