Employer Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Eureka Park, Ashford / Ash Eaton, Folkestone / The Beacon Centre, Ramsgate Town Ashford / Folkestone / Ramsgate Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/06/2026
Healthcare Support Worker Recruitment Event - Saturday 20th June
Band 3
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer a range ofongoing benefitsto our valued workforce. From an activehealth and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
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Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
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Job overview
Healthcare Support Worker Recruitment Event
Transform Lives in Your Local Community.
Are you an experienced Healthcare Support Worker looking for a role that offers clinical depth, variety, and the chance to support independence? The East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service is hosting a recruitment event for three key posts across Ashford, Folkestone, and Ramsgate.
Join Us on the Day
When: Saturday, June 20th 2026
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Where: The Union Restaurant, Eastern and Coastal Offices,St Martin’s Hospital,Canterbury Kent,CT1 1AZ
Free parking is available on site.
THE ESSENTIALS (Please Read)
To be eligible for these roles, you must meet all of the following criteria:
* Qualification: NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
* Experience: Previous experience in a Mental Health setting.
* Driving: A full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (business use).
Main duties of the job
The Role: Beyond Basic Care
The Community Rehabilitation Service provides a flexible range of mental health interventions to help clients with complex mental health needs to manage their mental health more effectively and remain in their own homes.
Where You’ll Be Working
We are looking for motivated individuals to join our multidisciplinary teams at the following bases:
* Ashford (Eureka Place Medical Centre, TN25 4BY)
* Folkestone (Ash Eaton, CT19 5HL)
* Ramsgate (The Beacon Centre, CT12 6NT.
This is a community‑based role and requires daily travel to patients’ homes across the appointed locality. Travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with Trust policy.
**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)**
Working for our organisation
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
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. And 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 doing well together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.
Online application:
Please submit an online application, which will allow us to initially assess your suitability for the role. We will advise you of the outcome in advance of the event and confirm whether you are eligible to attend the recruitment event based on the essential criteria.
This helps to avoid candidates attending when they are unable to proceed further in the process.
Walk‑in attendance:
You are welcome to attend on the day without an application if you are confident that you meet all of the essential criteria. Please note, there will be a written test on the day, as part of the assessment for the role.
Please bring:
* Your CV
* Proof of your NVQ qualification
* Your full UK driving licence
** Please note that we are unable to support applicants who require sponsorship**
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent
Experience
* Previous experience in a Mental Health setting
Other
* Driving: A full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (business use)
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.
Probation Period. New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter
The trust takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment
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