Senior/Experienced Healthcare Assistant

Senior/Experienced Healthcare Assistant Attleborough, East of England, England

Priory Healthcare
Full Time Attleborough, East of England, England 12.1 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

"There is no better time to get into healthcare than now!"

"We are the market leaders for Band 2 Healthcare Workers in our local area"

Lombard House is a 9 bedded community locked rehabilitation hospital for men with a history of offending behaviour who have learning disability and other conditions including autistic spectrum disorders, personality disorders and mental illnesses.

Patients are admitted from medium and low secure services or external placements and are supported to work through their individual intensive treatment programme to move to the nearby residential community service or through their own local provision.

Priory Lombard are seeking experienced, motivated, enthusiastic and flexible Senior Healthcare Assistants to work on alongside a multi-disciplinary team of qualified staff in ensuring the well-being and care of our patients.


Main Duties:

  • Assists qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed to facilitate the wellbeing, dignity and treatment of all patients.
  • Observes and monitors the wellbeing of patients ensuring that any unusual physical, mental or emotional occurrences are promptly referred to senior staff/the primary nurse and documented as appropriate.
  • Contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Prepared to take on additional responsibilities subject to service need and competence achievement.
  • Participate in regular ward meetings and attend other meetings as requested.
  • To assist in the maintenance of stock levels, including pharmaceutical products, not medicines.
  • To assist in the maintenance of ward cleanliness and tidiness and adhere to infection control policy and procedures at all times.
  • Develops and maintains a good professional relationship with patients, colleagues and visitors responding promptly and courteously to requests and enquiries.
  • Help promote and maintain an environment conducive to meeting the needs of the patient / relatives and carers.
  • To receive and convey information from telephone or personal enquiries in a courteous manner and ensure all persons visiting the ward are greeted and assisted in a welcoming and supportive manner.

Knowledge/ Education/ Skills:

  • Minimum of 2 years as a Healthcare Assistant
  • Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSE’s in Mathematics and English.
  • Understands the need for strict confidentiality
  • Basic IT literacy

Our benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (at commencement of employment) plus a day off for your birthday
  • A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP)
  • Free parking
  • Long Service Annual Leave entitlements
  • Carefirst – Employee Assistance Services
  • Continuous learning and development
  • Voluntary Benefits

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Priory Group will cover the cost of a DBS check for all successful applicants.


Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.

Senior/Experienced Healthcare Assistant
Priory Healthcare

www.priorygroup.com
Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Rebekah Cresswell
Unknown / Non-Applicable
10000+ Employees
Company - Private
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1980
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