Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is our state-of-the-art, 63 bed mental health facility for adults situated in the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.

The hospital is split into four distinct wards, each offering specialist mental health services:

Roseacre Ward – Highly Specialised Personality Disorder service for women

Kingswood Ward – High Dependency Rehabilitation service for men

Bearsted Ward – Specialist PICU Service for Men

Saltwood Ward – Male low secure ward

As a bank staff you will work 12.5hour shifts as and when required and we can offer day, night and weekend shifts to suit your availability and lifestyle. Shift times are days, 7.30am -8pm and nights, 7.30pm -8am.

You will also receive paid training and Induction into the role which will need to be completed within 3 months of accepting a bank post and will include 1 week of PMVA training.

Apply now to enjoy flexibility while reaping the rewards of providing the very best care – and making a huge difference to our service users and their families.

In this role you’ll:

• Work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support implementation of the treatments and therapy as per the service users’ care plans.
• Compliment and provide support to the qualified nurses.
• Undertake safe observations of patients sometimes on a 1:1 basis or with other staff.
• Meet the physical and emotional needs of the service users in a caring and empathic manner.
• Play an active role in maintaining physical and mental wellbeing by providing and supporting individual or group work.
• Maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment to live and work in.
• Work within Safeguarding guidelines
• Undertake training in de-escalation and PMVA techniques to support patients with potentially violent or aggressive behaviours towards themselves or others.

We're looking for people who have:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a good team player
• Resilience, caring and empathic
• The sensitivity and energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for the patients
• A genuine desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
• A strong, flexible mental aptitude and an ability to cope with the physical demands of the role
• Flexibility regarding shift patterns and ward changes according to the needs of the hospital

In return we’ll offer you:

• Full training and Induction
• Regular coaching and support
• DBS paid
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
• Subsidised meals on duty
• For further details on all our benefits, please visit https://cygnetjobs.co.uk/benefits/ 

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.