# Healthcare Assistant

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: Marchwood
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: Full-time
**Salary**: £26227
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

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.

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients' wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

- 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.

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

## Skills, Knowledge & Expertise 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.

## Benefits

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role.

- 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

## Skills

### Required
- NVQ 1
- GCSE's in Mathematics and English
- Basic IT literacy
- confidentiality

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