Healthcare Assistant

Priory; Birmingham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a support worker in Birmingham, where you'll make a positive difference in the lives of individuals facing mental health and physical challenges. This role offers flexible shifts, comprehensive training, and numerous career development opportunities. Be part of a supportive team dedicated to promoting independence and enhancing the quality of life for those we serve.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Support from experienced colleagues

Competitive salary

Enhanced maternity pay

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

NEST pension option

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is ideal.
• Full training provided with career pathways available.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with daily activities and personal care tasks.
• Provide emotional support and monitor healthcare needs.
• Work with professionals to ensure consistency of support.

Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Flexibility

Responsibility

Job description

Pay rate: £12.60 per hour

This role includes a mix of day and night shifts -

Day Shifts - 7:30 am - 8:00 pm
Night shifts - 7:30 pm - 8:00 am

Weekend & Bank holiday work included.

Company Description

Our Healthcare Division offers a variety of services including Mental Health, Addictions, Brain Injury and Rehabilitation and Recovery treatment plans.

At Priory, you'll be part of a closeknit and diverse team that helps individuals day to day, encouraging them to live as independently as possible. You will help people reach their full potential, through both practical and emotional support, making a positive difference to their lives.

Your own positive attitude and genuine passion for providing high quality care and support will be integral to the culture of our teams. You should be keen to learn and show compassion to care for the people we support.

Whilst previous experience is a plus, the key things you need to excel in this role are empathy and a passion for caring, flexibility and a strong sense of responsibility. Not only is full training provided, but there are numerous career pathways available to you, including our Nurse Apprenticeship program.

If you are looking for a rewarding career in a supportive and friendly team, we want to hear from you!

Our roles can be flexible around your lifestyle, either full or part time and with a variety of shift patterns including weekdays and weekends.

For further detail on the site location and type of support provided, please review the additional information section.

Priory wouldn’t exist without combined energy, expertise and effort. 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.

You will provide support with day to day activities, whilst encouraging and promoting independent living. As part of our team alongside our qualified staff, you’ll help to meet the psychological and emotional needs of a diverse group of individuals, with varying degrees of either mental health or physical issues. Every day, you'll make a positive difference to their lives.

Our teams provide care and support for individuals with different conditions at Priory sites all across the UK.

It would be ideal if you have previous experience gained in a similar role. However whilst this is valuable, we are looking for individuals who display the right values and behaviours in order to make a difference to people’s lives. You should be keen to learn and show compassion to care for the people we support. Not only is full training provided, but there are numerous career pathways available to you, including our Nurse Apprenticeship program.

Benefits include:

• Opportunities for career development through Career Pathways, work towards goals and milestones, to take your career in whichever direction you wish
• Support of an experienced and friendly team of colleagues
• A competitive salary
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to on-going training
• Enhanced Maternity Pay in line with NHS
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus your Birthday off
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Cycle to work scheme
• NEST pension option
• Blue Light Card application opportunity
• Benefits are subject to T&Cs

Responsibilities:

• Support our residents with in-house activities and hobbies
• Providing support to achieve every day goals including personal care tasks, such as washing, dressing, eating and toileting
• Manage some behaviours that challenge
• Assistant and support to attend medical appointments
• Observe, monitor and record physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to senior staff
• Provide emotional support to individuals and their families
• Support and monitor healthcare needs, including administering medication and temperature checks
• Understand communication needs and adapt your communication to each individual
• Work with other professionals, such as nurses and therapists, to ensure consistency of support
• Analyse an individual’s needs and draw up a focused support plan

Location Information

Located in the beautiful Lickey Hills Country Park, 10 miles south of Birmingham, Priory Hospital Barnt Green is a purpose-built hospital with a 10-bed private ward.

Our brand new hospital conversion allows for access to high quality, modern facilities within a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere, close to relaxing woodland, to help facilitate recovery and hope.

In addition to acres of rolling countryside on all sides of the hospital, each ward has access to south-facing garden areas, meaning you can relax and spend time outdoors.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland, and the cost of this will be covered by Priory.

We are an equal opportunities employer.