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Home Treatment and Rapid Response Support Worker, Maidstone
Client: Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Location: Maidstone, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
3
Posted:
18.07.2025
Expiry Date:
01.09.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
To work as a member of the Home Treatment and Rapid Response services, delivering support to patients and their families in the home environment, using evidence-based, profession-specific, and general mental health knowledge. The role involves providing client-centered, recovery-oriented care for individuals, families, and carers referred to the service. You will also undertake assessments 24/7 from the Urgent Mental Health Helpline and conduct gatekeeping assessments, working in accordance with Trust and Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team policies and the Care Programme Approach. The aim is to provide an alternative to inpatient admission by treating patients at home during crises.
Service areas include Dover/Deal, Shepway, and Ashford.
Main duties of the job
* Contribute to the assessment of clients referred to Home Treatment and Rapid Response
* Support clients and carers in personal care, daily living, social activities, and maintaining social networks through various home treatment interventions
* Carry out specified interventions independently as per crisis plans and update as needed
* Monitor client progress against crisis plans, communicate findings, and suggest adjustments to senior staff for review
* Report changes in client presentation and safety concerns to senior staff
* Respond flexibly to crises, adjusting work priorities as required by the Shift Co-Ordinator
* Engage clients and carers with crisis plans, promoting crisis prevention, recovery, and resilience
* Support carers to help clients remain at home, and assist with medication administration as per crisis plans
* Promote the work of Home Treatment and Rapid Response to clients, carers, and other professionals and agencies
Working for our organisation
Join us in the Garden of England, where we offer professional development and a high quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability, and specialist services to 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, with additional services in Sussex and Surrey. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 hospital inpatients and 54,000 community-based individuals annually. Our diverse team of over 3,700 staff from 66 nationalities is committed to providing excellent care. Our mission is to deliver brilliant care through brilliant people, and our vision is to provide outstanding care in partnership, tailored to each service user's needs.
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