Senior Healthcare Assistant

We are looking to recruit Senior Healthcare Assistants to join our team. This is a full-time role.

Salary: £27,277.00 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours a week

Shifts: 7:30am - 8pm & 7:30pm - 8am (weekend work included)

Located in Edmonton, North London, Priory Hospital Enfield offers acute and secure services for adult males and females. We have two medium secure wards, one low secure and one acute ward. We offer specialist mental health care to people who are unwell and are considered to be unable to look after themselves in the community. We provide specialist assessment, treatment and care to patients with severe mental illness, complex needs and people who require an environment with security and safety.

It would be ideal if you have previous experience in a similar role. However, while this is valuable, we seek individuals who display the right values and behaviours to make a difference to people’s lives. You should be keen to learn and show compassion in caring for the people we support.

What you’ll be doing

• You will be part of a compassionate team committed to our patients’ wellbeing.
• As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will play a key part in the recovery, assisting qualified staff with assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.
• Provide practical support and responsive care to patients who require assistance with intimate personal needs such as dressing, bathing and toileting activities, ensuring such activities comply with procedures and relevant healthcare legislation.
• Observe and monitor the wellbeing of patients, ensuring that any unusual physical, mental or emotional occurrences are promptly referred to senior staff/the primary nurse and documented appropriately.
• Provide specific interventions with patients as delegated by a Registered Nurse and following training and competency attainment.
• Contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in regular ward meetings and attend other meetings as requested.
• Assist in maintaining stock levels, including pharmaceutical products.
• Assist in maintaining ward cleanliness and tidiness, and adhere to infection control policy and procedures at all times.
• Develop and maintain 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 patients, relatives and carers.
• Ensure service users gain a quality service that is value for their money.
• Receive and convey information from telephone or personal enquiries in a courteous manner, ensuring all persons visiting the ward are greeted and assisted in a welcoming and supportive manner.
• Support the training of less experienced and new members of staff with their daily work and duties.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Resilience is key; no two days are the same!
• Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.
• 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 procedures.
• 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 have the right to work in the UK.

What we will give you in return

• Regular career conversations and support.
• Full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Free on-site parking.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Birthday Holiday – your birthday as an extra day of annual leave.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes such as gym membership, IT technology (laptops, tablets, smartphones) and private healthcare.
• Access to development opportunities.
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel.
• Leadership & management development.
• Long service award.
• Refer a friend bonuses.

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.