Healthcare Support Worker | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust


Company:	Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Maidstone, ME16 9PH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Jul 2026
Closing date:	26 Aug 2026

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible Healthcare Support Worker to join our established multi professional team working for Kent & Medway Mental Health Trust based on the Priority House site.

The role involves providing care and support to in-patients currently experiencing acute mental health difficulties requiring an inpatient admission.

You will need to be committed to meeting the needs of people with mental health problems and valuing their rights is a prerequisite.

You will be required to adopt a flexible working pattern and be committed to self-development and training.

• 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.

• Enabling patients to maintain and improve their independence by promoting involvement in therapeutic activity.

• Giving physical health care and physical health checks as required or instructed, documenting the physical health checks on the early warning scoring system (NEWS2), chart and reporting changes to the nurse/healthcare professional in charge.

• Undertaking day-to-day tasks as allocated by the Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.

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Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

This advert closes on Monday 10 Aug 2026

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