# Healthcare Assistant

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

**Apply**: https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/b2f5a540-fe5d-43f6-8e27-5cbc9b29196a?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

Priory Hospital Dewsbury is seeking Permanent Healthcare Assistants to join their team on a full-time basis.

The hospital is located in the residential area of Earlsheaton, West Yorkshire, and provides level 2 rehabilitation services divided into two wards. Care is provided for male patients who have mental health disorders and increasing physical health needs. The hospital also offers neuropsychiatry support, support for older people and dementia, community-focused rehabilitation, and support for severe and enduring mental health.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play a key part in the patient's 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.

Key responsibilities include:

- Encouraging patients who require assistance with intimate personal needs such as dressing, bathing, and toileting activities.

- Observing and monitoring 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.

- Providing specific interventions with patients as delegated by a Registered Nurse, and following training and competency attainment.

- Contributing to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the multidisciplinary team.

- Participating in regular ward meetings and attending other meetings as requested.

- Assisting in the maintenance of ward cleanliness and tidiness, and adhering to infection control policy and procedures at all times.

- Developing and maintaining a good professional relationship with patients, colleagues, and visitors, responding promptly and courteously to requests and enquiries.

- Helping promote and maintain an environment conducive to meeting the needs of the patient/relatives and carers.

- Ensuring service users are gaining a quality service that is value for their money.

- Receiving and conveying information from telephone or personal enquiries in a courteous manner, and ensuring all persons visiting the ward are greeted and assisted in a welcoming and supportive manner.

The ideal candidate will have:

- Excellent interpersonal skills and a caring nature.

- Empathy, understanding, and patience.

- Ability to work on their own and as part of a team.

- Ability to understand and follow policies and procedures.

- The ability to anticipate and respond to challenges.

- Competent in verbal and written English.

- A healthcare qualification is desirable, but not essential.

Benefits include:

- Free on-site parking.

- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day's 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.

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## Skills

### Required
- interpersonal skills
- caring nature
- empathy
- patience
- teamwork
- policies and procedures
- English

### Nice to have
- healthcare qualification

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