Healthcare Assistant

Priory; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 24,564 - 30,023; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Birthday Holiday

Enhanced maternity pay

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

IPD sponsorship

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory Hospital Llanarth Court in Llanarth Court, near Abergavenny, Wales, is hiring a Healthcare Assistant on a full-time basis (37.5 hours per week). Salary is £27,294 per year. You will support qualified staff with patient care plans, assist with daily living activities, and monitor patient wellbeing under supervision.

Minimum education NVQ1 or GCSEs in Maths and English; confidentiality and basic IT literacy are essential. Clear career development, benefits, and on-site parking are offered.

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSEs in Mathematics and English.
• Understands the need for strict confidentiality.
• Basic IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Assist qualified staff with patient care plans and routine tasks to support wellbeing.
• Provide practical support with intimate personal needs, ensuring confidentiality.
• Observe and monitor patient wellbeing; refer unusual events to senior staff.

Skills

Confidentiality

IT literacy

Education

NVQ 1 or GCSEs in Mathematics and English

Job description

Department: Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers

Location: Llanarth Court

Compensation: £27,294 / year

Salary £27294.0

Full Time role of 37.5 hours per week Full-time

Description

Priory Hospital Llanarth Court has an opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant with an Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSE’s in Mathematics and English to join our team.

Llanarth Court is a specialist medium secure, low secure, and open rehabilitation psychiatric hospital. Located in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Llanarth Court offers convenient transport links and easy access to the A40 and A459. Due to the location of the service, access to a vehicle or the ability to drive is recommended.

What you’ll be doing

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

• 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.
• Provides practical support and responsive care to patients who require assistance with intimate personal needs such as dressing, bathing and toileting activities ensuring that such activities comply with procedures and the relevant healthcare legislation.
• 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.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you’ll bring to the role

Essential for the role

• Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSE’s in Mathematics and English.
• Understands the need for strict confidentiality
• Basic IT literacy

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

• Free on-site parking
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• 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

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.