Healthcare Assistant

Priory Group; Marchwood; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday Holiday

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym, IT, &

Healthcare Cash Plan

IPD sponsorship

Development opportunities

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory Hospital Southampton, part of Priory Group, invites applications for a Healthcare Assistant. This full-time permanent role supports patients on the Marchwood site, with day and night shifts across a 37.5-hour week.

You’ll work with a compassionate team to assist with care plans and daily living tasks. You will need GCSEs/NVQ1, confidentiality, IT literacy, and strong interpersonal skills to engage with patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSEs in Mathematics and English.
• Understands the need for strict confidentiality.
• Basic IT literacy.
• Regular interaction with staff, patients and visitors and strong observation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists qualified staff with assessment and implementation of patient care plans and routine tasks.
• Provides practical support with intimate personal needs while following procedures and healthcare legislation.
• Observes and reports unusual changes in patient wellbeing to senior staff.
• Performs delegated interventions with patients, including engagement, escorted leave, and de‑escalation during training.
• Contributes to team-based patient care with multidisciplinary staff.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

IT literacy

Education

NVQ 1 or GCSEs in Mathematics and English

Job description

Healthcare Assistant

Department: Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Priory Hospital Southampton

Compensation: £26,227 / year

Description

Priory Hospital Southampton, Marchwood Park, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4DA£26227 Annual SalaryFull Time 37.5 Hours Days and Nights Shifts.

Priory Hospital Southampton has an opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team.

Priory Hospital Southampton, Marchwood, Southampton is a residential mental health service providing acute and eating disorder care for adult males and females. It is accessible by public transport, with a bus stop at the end of the access road and Totton railway station approximately 5 miles away, with Redbridge station around 7 miles away. 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.
• 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.
• Contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the multidisciplinary team.

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
• 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.

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.

• 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.