Healthcare Worker

We are looking for passionate and motivated Health Care Assistants to join our dedicated team at our low secure unit at the Brookfield Centre We provide mental health support for adults with learning disabilities (LD). Brookfield Centre is a 13 bed rehabilitation inpatient unit catering for men from the age of 18. We specialise in the assessment and treatment of men with a learning disability whose offending behaviour and complex mental health needs require care in a locked rehabilitation setting The ward consists of a multi-disciplinary team of health care assistants, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech and language therapist, doctors and consultants. Patients are offered therapeutic activities by the occupational therapy team and their care is reviewed regularly during ward round and other multi-disciplinary team meetings., 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 care plan.
• Be fully aware of the needs of patients over a 24-hour span of care.
  
  This can be a challenging, yet rewarding environment and requires excellent organisation skills and the ability to use your initiative. If you are enthusiastic about making a difference and capable of providing a positive challenge to the status quo in the interest of service and workforce development - then we want to hear from you.
  
  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.