Healthcare Assistant for Physical Health

This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our experienced team working 5 days per week with the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service covering the Ashford/Shepway localities

Would you like to be part of a forward thinking service that is creative and innovative in engaging people with a presentation of first episode of
psychosis ? Are you someone who has a passion for working with young people and adults with acute mental illness?

Do you want to develop your knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that we deliver high quality, person centred care at the right time and in the right place? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistant to work in our community service.

We actively encourage applications from people with experience of working within a community mental health care setting. The team provide a service to people aged 14-65 with a presentation of first episode of psychosis and it would be beneficial for individuals applying for this post to have some experience working with people with complex mental health needs and be able to engage people in a practical way that enables recovery and to have an understanding of the importance of their physical health.

The role includes a focus on physical health, nutrition and well-being working closely with the Band 6 Registered General Nurse. This will involve supporting service users to have physical health checks, providing education and support to service users and their families and helping to run well-being clinics. The post holder should have a qualification in venepuncture or be willing to complete.

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.

To be able to effectively plan, organise and manage own time and diary
commitments under the indirect supervision of senior staff.

To be able to understand their role within a multi-disciplinary team
To understand the principles and processes of the Care Programme Approach

To be able to use communication, observational and reporting skill
appropriately

To be able to analyse information and accurately report back to senior staff
resulting changes to care need and any actions taken

To be able to use their own initiative to deliver effective and appropriate plans of care

To be able to co facilitate groups

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