Healthcare Assistant - Willenhall, United Kingdom - Priory Healthcare

Priory Healthcare

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Willenhall, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Priory Lakeside View are recruiting for full time
Healthcare Assistants to join their team.

Full time here at Priory is an average of 37.5 hours per week which we schedule across a 2 week rota.

Our shift patterns are

Days 7.30am to 8pm
Nights 7.30pm to 8am

Lakeside View is a 32 bedded hospital in Willenhall that cares for patients who are 18 years and over in an acute setting.

The aim at Lakeside View is to provide a person centred approach and therapeutic environment, which promotes collaborative care planning to optimise treatment goals.

Right from the point of admission to our acute services, our aim is to support patients to be discharged safely back into the community where they can continue to progress towards recovery in a less restrictive environment.

We don't just talk about putting employees first. We know that Priory wouldn't exist without their combined energy, expertise and effort. So 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.

Main Duties:

Support service users to attend and gain new experiences within their local community
Support and assist service users with personal care as identified in agreed plans of care
Act as a keyworker for a service user, with support from the RMN
Establish and maintain relationships with service users which will complement and contribute to the care programme and create a pleasant environment in which to live
Contribute to the daily running of the hospital, e.g. shopping, cleaning and involving residents to the limits of their ability in all aspects of normal daily living.
Accompany residents on shopping trips and outings
Possess the ability to diffuse/resolve stressful situations with the use of effective communication skills

Requirements:

Education to GCSE Standard or equivalent
NVQ or equivalent would be an advantage.
Previous experience of healthcare in a similar setting would be an advantage

In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

25 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays increasing to 30 days plus bank holidays with length of service
Extra Service Annual leave awards
Career development progress across the Staff Nurse grading is via a distinct career path
A contributory pension scheme
Life assurance
Private medical insurance
Supplemented meals/refreshments when on duty
Free car parking
Flexible Benefits Packages
This role is also known as_

- _Support worker_
- _Nursing Assistant_
- _Carer_