Healthcare Assistant

Priory; Ayr; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym access

IT devices (laptops / tablets / phones

Healthcare Cash Plan

Access to development opportunities

IPD sponsorship

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory Ayr Clinic is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their team in Ayr. You will support qualified staff with patient care plans, assist with daily activities, and help ensure wellbeing and dignity for residents in a low secure mental health service.

The role requires compassionate, observant staff with good communication, confidentiality and IT literacy. Training and career development are provided, with pathways to leadership and clinical roles within Priory.

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSEs in Mathematics and English.
• Well-developed observational and listening skills.
• Understands confidentiality in patient information.

Responsibilities

• Assist qualified staff with assessment and implementation of patient care plans.
• Provide practical support with intimate personal care as directed.
• Observe and monitor wellbeing, escalate unusual findings to senior staff.
• Engage with patients, accompany leave, and support de-escalation.

Skills

Observational skills

Listening skills

Confidentiality

IT literacy

Education

NVQ I / GCSE Maths and English

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

Basic IT skills

Job description

Healthcare Assistant Priory Ayr Clinic has an opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team. Ayr Clinic, Ayr, is a low secure mental health service for males and females with a mental health diagnosis and/or personality disorder. Due to the location of the service, access to a vehicle or the ability to drive is recommended.

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. 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. Provide specific interventions with patients as delegated by a Registered Nurse, and following training and competency attainment. Such interventions include Observation and Engagement with Patients, escorting patients on leave, and being involved in de‑escalation and management of violence and aggression.

Essential for the role: The nature of the role necessitates frequent interaction with staff, patients and visitors on the ward involving the regular exchange of routine information in person and over the telephone. Well‑developed observational and listening skills are essential for monitoring the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of patients. Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSE's in Mathematics and English. Understands the need for strict confidentiality. Basic IT literacy.

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.

• 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.

Priory is the UK's 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 children's mental health - and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.