Senior Healthcare Assistant

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our team at Ruby Ward. A Mental Health Ward caring for the needs of 16 female patients with mental health disorders such as Dementia, Depression, Schizophrenia and others . Ruby Ward as part of the KMPT provides a 24-hour service, with a three-shift system in operation and all staff are expected to work the full rotation of days and nights., + Read, follow and implement patients therapeutic care plan accurately and consistently
+ Enable patients to achieve their maximum level of independence.
+ Enabling patients to take responsibility for their health promotion including, mobility and activities of daily living and assisting where necessary.
+ Identify factors which have a positive and negative affect on health and wellbeing and how it can be promoted and adverse effects prevented
+ Enable patients to view health and wellbeing as a positive aspect of their lives
+ Enable patients to be involved in activities and make their own decisions where possible about them. consistent with people's views and beliefs
+ Undertake planned activities with patients, with their agreement and as documented in the patients care plan, which is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
+ Record and report back fully on the activities undertaken and alerts others in the team to any issues that arise during the activities.

Working for our organisation
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.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team, working with older adults who have a wide range of mental and physical health needs. You will enjoy working at a challenging pace, be self-motivated, proactive, flexible and enthusiastic. You will function as part of a team and have an interest in therapeutic engagement with the service users. Your approach must be person-centred, placing the patient at the centre of all decision making.