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Please note, that we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for Band 2 Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker roles as they do not meet the UK Visas and Immigration criteria.

 The Senior Healthcare Assistant 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 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

Although your base will be Heather Ward the expectation is that you will work across the St Martins Campus

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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.

· Awareness of different challenging situations where communication needs to be adapted to the needs of the individual.

· Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity.

· Giving physical health checks and physical health care as required or instructed documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (NEWS), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge.

· Undertaking day to day tasks as allocated by Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge.

· Undertaking all relevant training as directed and participating in regular management/clinical supervision and appraisal.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.