Senior Mental Healthcare Assistant
Reference
PRI91268
Location
Priory Hospital Burgess Hill, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9LE
Priory Group Division
Healthcare
Salary
£26,864
Hours
40.25
Vacancy Type
Permanent - Full Time
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Job Advert Role Description
Job Role
Burgess Hill is recruiting for Senior Healthcare Assistants to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team of professionals that include Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers and OTs. As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will work across the hospital under the supervision of a qualified nurse, supporting our patients in their recovery.
What we need from you:
1. At Least 2 Years Previous experience in a healthcare role (preferably mental health)
2. Ability to keep calm in challenging situations
3. An understanding of mental health conditions
4. Resilience
5. Encouraging and supportive approach
6. A caring nature with strong listening skills
7. Thrives within a team led environment
Skills and Knowledge
8. Good communication skills
9. Ability to work flexibly
10. Basic Literacy skills
Qualifications
11. Education to GCSE Standard
12. NVQ or equivalent would be an advantage
Benefits
13. Competitive salary
14. Equivalent of 33 days’ annual leave
15. Birthday Holiday- your birthday as an extra day’s annual leave
16. Extra Service Annual leave awards
17. Enhanced Maternity Pay
18. Career development
19. A contributory pension scheme
20. An employee assistance programme (EAP)
21. Free onsite parking
22. Free DBS check
23. Refer a Friend scheme
24. The opportunity to become a Mental Health Nurse
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Priory Group will cover the cost of a DBS check for all successful applicants.
About Priory Group
Priory Hospital Burgess Hill has a new and exciting opportunity for you to join our Team; in September 2023 we opened a third ward which is a 10 bedded male adult PICU.
The hospital is currently split across three units:
25. EA – male psychiatric intensive care ward
26. AJ – male psychiatric intensive care ward
27. MS – acute general adult male-only ward
New members of our team have an exceptional opportunity to help shape the future of our services and a genuine chance to be part of transforming them. With a renewed focus on quality and excellence at its heart the service aims to grow and extend its current offering.
This is your chance to play an influential part in developing and improving the current services and to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people in our care.
Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.
Division DBS info
About us
As one of the UK’s 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 and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Closing Date
31/05/2024