Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Priory Kemple View are recruiting for Healthcare Assistant's to join their team.

The salary for this role is £10.60 - £11.10 ph

We have Full Time positions available.

Main duties of the job

As a HCA, you will be involved in the personal care and meeting the psychological needs of a diverse group of service users with differing psychiatric presentations. You'll be under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional, and work with doctors, psychologists and a range of other healthcare professionals.

The main contact you'll have, though, is with the people in our care. Your experience and on-going Priory training will prepare you to deal with any difficult situations that may occur, teaching you how to handle such situations safely using de-escalation techniques and supporting your team.

Assist 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.

Provide 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.

Observe and monitor 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.

Participate in regular ward meetings and attend other meetings as requested.

About us

Kemple View is situated in the beautiful Ribble Valley. It provides low secure and rehabilitation and recovery services to 90 male patients. We strive to provide high quality care to all of our patients and received a rating of Outstanding in all five areas by the CQC in August 2019. Our treatments are recovery focused and provides by an expereinced multidisciplinary team. We offer a range of specific theraputic programs and a range of occupational therapy activities both hospital and community based.About us

As one of the UKs leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.

Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated. As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment & will be held in line with GDPR requirements.