Mental Healthcare Assistant

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WE ARE LOOKING FOR TALENTED PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!

Knowing that you’re making a difference to people’s lives is rewarding in itself. But our many roles offer much more than that. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do.

Priory Group is one of the UK’s leading providers of independent specialist secure and step-down care across the UK.

Stockton Hall Hospital is a medium secure 112 bedded unit spanning over 7 wards, caring for people with mental illness, personality disorders and learning disabilities.

We are looking for experienced and non experienced HCAs to join our growing team. In return for your skills and experience, we will offer you a supportive environment where you can grow and develop as well as full support in any chosen path of progression.

Future dates may be added and we can offer alternative times if these do not suit but you are interested in the role.

While you are able to drop in anytime between 1pm and 2:30pm to interview, you must be booked in to attend via email and await an official booked confirmation.

As part of the team, you will be involved in;

• Assisting in the implementation of agreed care plans under the supervision of trained nurses. Acting as an associate nurse to support the patients to meet their goals agreed within the care plans
• Participating as a member of the nursing team in the delivery of care as agreed in individual care plans.
• Developing therapeutic relationships with service users, remaining conscious of the limits and boundaries of a professional relationship
• Completing all relevant documentation in accordance with the priory’s Recruitment’s procedures and professional guidelines
• Ensuring patients’ rights to confidentiality are respected and that Priory’s professional policies are adhered to.
• Supporting patients to achieve their full recovery potential which includes, supervising some community activity
• Support the safe and secure management of our patients by working within the risk assessments and Positive Behaviour Plans

We are looking for full time (37.5 hours) and part time (minimum 21.5 hours). The candidate must be able to work the following shift pattern for full time, or for part time the shift start and end times but on reduced days.

Day shift is 7:25 am – 7:45pm

Night shift is 7:25pm-7:45am

Each shift is 10.75 hours long and you will receive a 1 ½ hour break.

For full time we look at a rota over a two week period, within this time, this averages out at 37.5 hours a week paid.

Long week
Monday/Tuesday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday

Short week
Wednesday/Thursday

If you are on a visa with restrictions, we are unable to offer a contracted position and we would direct you to apply for a bank vacancy.

What we’d like from you:

• Previous experience within a healthcare setting desirable but not essential
• A strong sense of responsibility
• Reliable & trustworthy
• Willingness to learn
• Effective communication skills
• Flexibility and strong “can do” attitude
• Quality orientation

What we’d like to give you:

• £12 p/h - annual salary of £23,464.35 for 37.5 hours
• Disclosure check cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• Enhanced Maternity pay inline with NHS.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (Calculated as 247.5 hours per year)
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Cycle to work scheme
• SMART Childcare Vouchers
SMART Pension option

This role is also known as

• Support Worker
• Healthcare Assistant
• Recovery Worker

We do not offer contracts under 21.5 hours per week.

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