Job summary
Priory Kneesworth House Hospitalare recruiting for Healthcare Assistants now!
We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of the healthcare team. In this role, you will be the first line of support for our patients and be responsible for providing compassionate care during your time with them.
No experience in healthcare? Do not worry; At Priory, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we provide and as long as you show the characteristics needed for a role in care, we will give you all the trainingand support you need to become a competent healthcare professional. You will also be working alongside qualified nurses and medical professionals to help guide you day-to-day.
Main duties of the job
Supports and assists qualified staff in the assessment, planning and implementation of patient
care. Delivering care to the patient as prescribed by the individual care plans.
About us
Kneesworth House offers purpose built services withmedium secure, low secure, and both locked and open rehabilitation opportunities.
Thewide range of care settings maximises the opportunity for patients to have step down pathways and move easily between care settings to whatever level of security is most appropriate for their care. In addition to ward-based living and activity areas there is patient engagement opportunity in varied occupational therapy facilities. Patients here report high levels of satisfaction. Four residential houses afford a clear step down pathway for patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assists qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans
undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed to facilitate the well being, 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 well being of patients ensuring that any unusual physical, mental
or emotional occurrences are promptly referred to senior staff/the primary nurse and
documented as appropriate.
- Develops and maintains a good professional relationship with patients, colleagues and visitors
responding promptly and courteously to requests and enquiries.
- Adopts new services that are already used within the group.
- Ensure service users are gaining a quality service that is value for their money.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assists qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans
undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed to facilitate the well being, 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 well being of patients ensuring that any unusual physical, mental
or emotional occurrences are promptly referred to senior staff/the primary nurse and
documented as appropriate.
- Develops and maintains a good professional relationship with patients, colleagues and visitors
responding promptly and courteously to requests and enquiries.
- Adopts new services that are already used within the group.
- Ensure service users are gaining a quality service that is value for their money.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Experience/Skills
Essential
- Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or O-Level/GCSE Grade D-G.
- No experience is required as basic training will be provided.
- Resilience This is a role working with vulnerable patients who can have varying degrees of mental health difficulties, so there will be days where your resilience is challenged, this is why its so important to have a team ethos in our Hospitals.
- Excellent Communication Skills Communicating with patients and staff is vital to understand the needs of the patients and relay any information to the nurses and medical professionals.
- Organisational Skills Youll need to be comfortable documenting information and be organised in your approach.
- Care and Compassion Our patients require the best care and compassion we can offer, if you are a naturally caring person, this is a role for you.
- Attentive No patient is the same and so being attentive to understand them and identify areas we can support is key.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Experience/Skills
Essential
- Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or O-Level/GCSE Grade D-G.
- No experience is required as basic training will be provided.
- Resilience This is a role working with vulnerable patients who can have varying degrees of mental health difficulties, so there will be days where your resilience is challenged, this is why its so important to have a team ethos in our Hospitals.
- Excellent Communication Skills Communicating with patients and staff is vital to understand the needs of the patients and relay any information to the nurses and medical professionals.
- Organisational Skills Youll need to be comfortable documenting information and be organised in your approach.
- Care and Compassion Our patients require the best care and compassion we can offer, if you are a naturally caring person, this is a role for you.
- Attentive No patient is the same and so being attentive to understand them and identify areas we can support is key.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
