# Healthcare Assistant, 37.5 hours, Day/Night shifts, 12.5 hours

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: London, North London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £26300 per annum
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Priory Hospital Avesbury House in Edmonton, North London, is a forensic low secure facility for men with mental health needs. We are seeking a full-time Healthcare Assistant to join our team.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play a key part in the recovery of our patients, 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:

- Assisting qualified staff with patient care plans

- Providing practical support and responsive care to patients

- Observing and monitoring patient wellbeing

- Providing specific interventions with patients as delegated by a Registered Nurse

- Contributing to a team approach to patient care

The successful candidate will have:

- A minimum of NVQ 1 or GCSE's in Mathematics and English

- Excellent communication skills

- Basic IT literacy

- Understanding of the need for strict confidentiality

We offer a range of benefits, including:

- Birthday holiday as an extra day's annual leave

- Enhanced maternity pay

- Contributory pension scheme

- Flexible benefits, including gym membership and Healthcare Cash Plan

- Access to development opportunities

- Sponsorship of professional qualifications

- Leadership and management development

- Long service award

- Refer a friend bonuses

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## Skills

### Required
- NVQ 1
- GCSE's in Mathematics and English
- Basic IT literacy
- Excellent communication skills

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