Are you enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? We are looking for two dedicated Healthcare Support Workers to join our supportive and dynamic West Kent Community Rehabilitation Service .
In this role, you will be on the frontline of care, helping clients with complex mental health needs manage their wellbeing, regain independence, and thrive in the comfort of their own homes. No two days are the same, and the impact you make is truly measurable.
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
We believe that rehabilitation is a collaborative journey. You won't be doing this alone—you will be part of a vibrant, multi-disciplinary team that includes:
Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Nurses, Social Worker
Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Workers
We also work hand-in-hand with Social Care and housing providers to ensure our clients have everything they need to succeed. If you value teamwork, shared learning, and holistic care, you will fit right in.
What We Are Looking For
A Positive Attitude: You are enthusiastic, motivated, and deeply empathetic.
Flexibility: You understand that care doesn't always stop at 5 PM. You are willing to work flexible hours (between 08:00 and 20:00), including some evenings, weekends, and public holidays, to support our clients when they need us most.
If you live in West Kent (Maidstone, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks or Tunbridge Wells), able to drive and keen to work in a team to develop a range of rehabilitation skills, please apply.
This role is suitable for anyone wanting to extend existing support worker skills into a rehab setting and work in the community. It may also be helpful to psychology or other graduates wanting to gain practical experience following on from university.
We look forward to receiving your applications and for further information please contact Heather Penn, Operational Team Manager on 07770 610017
You will work as part of a Community Rehabilitation Team , focusing on the direct needs of service users.
Under the guidance and supervision of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, you will provide support and give time to an allocated group of service users in order to promote their recovery and maintain them in their community environment. You will be promoting and facilitating therapeutic activity, promoting self-care and supporting with activities of daily living.
You will support service users to identify their needs and to assist Clinicians to plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.
You will be working to the recovery model to support the service user to work towards their identified goals.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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.
Take a look at our Healthcare Assistant Video
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.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
