Bank Healthcare Assistant

Priory Healthcare; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Priory Healthcare is seeking dedicated staff to join our compassionate team focused on patients' wellbeing. You will assist qualified staff with assessment and implementation of care plans, perform routine tasks to support dignity and treatment, and help maintain a safe ward environment.

Responsibilities include supporting Registered Nurses, helping with personal care, monitoring wellbeing, and complying with infection control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support Registered Nurses in delivering individualised patient care, following care plans and promoting patients wellbeing and dignity.
• Assist patients with personal care, including washing, dressing and toileting, while maintaining privacy and respect.
• Monitor patients physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, reporting any concerns or changes to senior staff promptly.
• Support patient observations, engagement, escorted leave and de-escalation activities, following appropriate training and guidance.
• Maintain a safe, clean and supportive ward environment, following infection control procedures and keeping accurate, confidential patient records.

Job description

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients,

• Support Registered Nurses in delivering individualised patient care, following care plans and promoting patients wellbeing and dignity.
• Assist patients with personal care, including washing, dressing and toileting, while maintaining privacy and respect.
• Monitor patients physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, reporting any concerns or changes to senior staff promptly.
• Support patient observations, engagement, escorted leave and de-escalation activities, following appropriate training and guidance.
• Maintain a safe, clean and supportive ward environment, following infection control procedures and keeping accurate, confidential patient records.
  Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here. For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here. All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.