Practice Nurse Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Career development

Rewards & Benefits Ely-Vate

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Stream – wage access

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Free meals

Onsite free parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare Limited is hiring a Practice Nurse Assistant at Victoria Gardens, Huyton. You will support daily living, assist with medications, and help prepare assessments and treatment plans. The role offers career development through our Learning & Development team and a path toward higher qualifications.

Located in Victoria Gardens, you will join a multidisciplinary team and contribute to rehab services for service users with complex needs. Comprehensive benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

• Must have basic knowledge of general mental health issues.
• Experience in physical health care within a similar setting.
• Experience with venipuncture and completing ECGs.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Registered Practitioner with medication stock and admin.
• Support treatment planning and report observations to the team.

Skills

Mental health basics

Physical health care experience

Venipuncture

ECGs

Education

Level 3 healthcare apprenticeship

Assistant Practitioner experience

NVQ in medications management

Job description

Are you an experienced Practice Nurse Assistant or an do you have experience in a healthcare support role caring for service users and looking for the next step in your career? If so join Victoria Gardens n Huyton as a Practice Nurse Assistant and be part of a dedicated team working together to change lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

What you will be doing:

• Providing assistance of daily living, reporting general observations and providing feedback
• Assisting the Registered Practitioner to manage medication stock and preparing agreed assessment reports and treatment plans

You will have the chance to grow and develop your career with support from our Learning & Development team which provides a huge range of courses and training to help you succeed and achieve your career aspirations.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Basic Knowledge of general mental health issues
• Previous experience of physical health in a similar healthcare setting
• Experience in venipuncture and completing ECGs
• Working towards a Level 3 apprenticeship award in healthcare, or experience as an Assistant Practitioner
• NVQ or equivalent training in medications management would be an advantage.

Where you will be working:

Location: Victoria Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5SA

You will be working at Victoria Gardens, a specialist rehabilitation for Service Users with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge. You will support the service to equip service users with the skills required for community living and increased independence. The service is a recovery based service and incorporate elements of the Good Lives Model, supported by individualised interventions. We have a full multidisciplinary team (MDT) with Nursing, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker support.

What You'll Get

• Annual base salary of £25,759.50
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About us:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure