# Healthcare Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
- **Location:** Priority House (ME16 9PH)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **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 (24 hour shift pattern)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-05T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22T12:01:14.387Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Eastry/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/East_Kent_Directorate/East_Kent_Directorate-v8373899
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8373899?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

.At Rivendell is in the village of Eastry near Sandwich and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides inpatient recovery and rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health and psychological needs. The unit comprises of 10 single bedrooms and is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Rivendell prides itself in delivering specialist individualised and tailored recovery programmes to meet individual needs and optimise independence.

### Main duties of the job

- Deliver an effective and competent level of care under the guidance and supervision of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and as determined by the patient’s care plan.
- Be fully aware of the needs of patients over a 24-hour span of care.
- Monitor, report and maintain a healthy, safe and secure workplace by knowing and taking account of: Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (1985), Control of substance Hazardous to Health (1985), European H&S Regulations (1992)-Numbers 1-6, Food Act (1996), Adhere to Trust policies and local service protocols.
- Professionally accountable to the Head of Nursing.
- Operationally accountable to the Matron / Clinical Service Manager.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- A varied and considerable experience of working within Mental Health/Learning Disabilities setting.

**Desirable**

- NHS experience

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- To have a good understanding of mental health conditions appropriate to the setting.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team, under the direction and supervision of a registered practitioner
- Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people.
- Able to record interventions in a timely manner

### Training, Qualifications and Registration

**Essential**

- Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social care or equivalent
- Care Certificate or ability to obtain within 6 months.
- Computer literate.

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394)
- [job description and personal specification (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10716053)

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