Healthcare Support Worker
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust · Healthcare Assistant · viaNHS Jobs
£25,760–£27,476 a year
- Closing date
- 19 Nov 2026
- Posted
- 8d ago
- Specialism
- Healthcare Assistant
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5709859
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Job summary
Are you a compassionate, a resilient professional, passionate about inpatient mental health?
Amberwood Ward is a 17-bedded acute mental health unit for adult males experiencing acute crisis. We are seeking 2 dedicated Band 3 Healthcare Support Workers to join our close-knit, multidisciplinary ward team.
In this vital role, you will be at the front line of patient care, offering comfort, empathy, and active support to men during some of the most challenging moments of their lives. Working flexibly across a 24-hour, 7-day rota, you will build therapeutic relationships, promote independence, and help shape a safe, recovery-focused environment on the ward.
If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced acute environment and are driven to make a real difference in male mental health care, we would love to welcome your expertise to Amberwood Ward.
Main duties of the job
- 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 (MEWS), 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.
About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.
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.
Take a look at our Healthcare Assistant Video
Details
Date posted
06 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, plus High Cost Area allowance
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-AC0849-A
Job locations
Little Brook Hospital
Bow Arrow Lane
Dartford
DA2 6PB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting, is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year (2026/27 figures).
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting, is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year (2026/27 figures).
What you need to do now
Applications are handled by Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 19 Nov 2026.
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