Flexible Bank Mental Health Care Assistant

Priory; Attleborough; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension enrolment

Access to development opportunities

Refer a friend bonus

DBS paid for

Job summary

Priory Hospital Norwich seeks a Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our 34-bed acute mental health unit in Attleborough. You will support qualified staff with care plans, routine tasks, observations and infection control, delivering compassionate, person-centred care.

Training is provided. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team to support patients’ wellbeing and recovery, with the potential to gain experience across wards including a new PICU opening in Summer 2025.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Resilience and flexibility in a busy clinical environment.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified staff in delivering individual care plans and personal care tasks.
• Monitor patient wellbeing and report concerns to senior staff; assist with observations and interventions.
• Maintain ward cleanliness, stock levels and infection control standards.
• Foster professional relationships with patients, visitors and colleagues.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Empathy

Job description

Priory Hospital Norwich seeks a Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our 34-bed acute mental health unit in Attleborough. You will support qualified staff with care plans, routine tasks, observations and infection control, delivering compassionate, person-centred care.

Training is provided. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team to support patients’ wellbeing and recovery, with the potential to gain experience across wards including a new PICU opening in Summer 2025.