Healthcare Assistant

Pay Rate:  £23,464

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours weekly | Day & Night shifts with alternate weekends

7:30 am - 19:45 pm / 19:30 pm - 7:45 am 

Company Description 

Our Healthcare Division offers a variety of services including Mental Health, Addictions, Brain Injury and Rehabilitation and Recovery treatment plans.  

At Priory, you'll be part of a closeknit and diverse team that helps individuals day to day, encouraging them to live as independently as possible.  You will help people reach their full potential, through both practical and emotional support, making a positive difference to their lives.  

Your own positive attitude and genuine passion for providing high quality care and support will be integral to the culture of our teams.  You should be keen to learn and show compassion to care for the people we support. 

Whilst previous experience is a plus, the key things you need to excel in this role are empathy and a passion for caring, flexibility and a strong sense of responsibility.  Not only is full training provided, but there are numerous career pathways available to you, including our Nurse Apprenticeship program. 

If you are looking for a rewarding career in a supportive and friendly team, we want to hear from you!

Our roles can be flexible around your lifestyle, either full or part time and with a variety of shift patterns including weekdays and weekends.  

For further detail on the site location and type of support provided, please review the additional information section.

Job Description

Priory wouldn’t exist without combined energy, expertise and effort. We invest heavily in training, provide first-class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone on our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential. 

You will provide support with day to day activities, whilst encouraging and promoting independent living. As part of our team alongside our qualified staff, you’ll help to meet the psychological and emotional needs of a diverse group of individuals, with varying degrees of either mental health or physical issues. Every day, you'll make a positive difference to their lives.

Our teams provide care and support for individuals with different conditions at Priory sites all across the UK. 

It would be ideal if you have previous experience gained in a similar role. However whilst this is valuable, we are looking for individuals who display the right values and behaviours in order to make a difference to people’s lives. You should be keen to learn and show compassion to care for the people we support. Not only is full training provided, but there are numerous career pathways available to you, including our Nurse Apprenticeship program. 

Benefits include:

Opportunities for career development through Career Pathways, work towards goals and milestones, to take your career in whichever direction you wish

Support of an experienced and friendly team of colleagues

A competitive salary

Enhanced disclosure cost coverage

Comprehensive induction and commitment to on-going training

Enhanced Maternity Pay in line with NHS

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus your Birthday off

Online benefits and cashback rewards

Cycle to work scheme

NEST pension option

Blue Light Card application opportunity

Benefits are subject to T&Cs

Responsibilities:

Support our residents with in-house activities and hobbies

Providing support to achieve every day goals including personal care tasks, such as washing, dressing, eating and toileting

Manage some behaviours that challenge

Assistant and support to attend medical appointments

Observe, monitor and record physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to senior staff

Provide emotional support to individuals and their families

Support and monitor healthcare needs, including administering medication and temperature checks

Understand communication needs and adapt your communication to each individual

Work with other professionals, such as nurses and therapists, to ensure consistency of support

Analyse an individual’s needs and draw up a focused support plan

Qualifications and Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and a caring nature

Empathy, understanding and patience

Ability to work on your own and as part of a team

Ability to understand and follow policies and procedure

The ability to anticipate and respond to challenges

Competent in verbal and written English

A healthcare qualification is desirable, but not essential

To be considered for this role, we require you to have the right to work in the UK.

Additional Information

Located in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Priory Hospital Lincolnshire is a low secure unit for male patients with mental health conditions. It offers support to those who are detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA). We model our service provision on the NHS secure service specification for medium and low secure services, ensuring our patients are given the highest quality of care to enable quick and smooth transitions into local services, wherever possible.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland, and the cost of this will be covered by Priory.  

We are an equal opportunities employer.