Healthcare Worker

The Priory; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the UK is looking for a committed Healthcare Worker in Abergavenny. This full-time role involves supporting patients with their care and wellbeing in a structured setting. Key responsibilities include assisting with personal care and monitoring patient conditions. Ideal candidates should have empathy, strong interpersonal skills, and hold a Full UK Manual Driving Licence. The position offers training opportunities and benefits like 25 days' leave and flexible perks.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Enhanced maternity pay

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Birthday Holiday

Contributory pension scheme

Access to development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven interpersonal skills and a caring nature.
• Demonstrates empathy, understanding, and patience.
• Ability to follow policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist qualified staff with patient care plans.
• Provide practical support and care with personal needs.
• Monitor the wellbeing of patients and report issues.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Empathy

Ability to work as part of a team

Competent in verbal and written English

Ability to anticipate and respond to challenges

Education

Healthcare qualification

Job description

Llanarth Court Hospital is looking to recruit a Healthcare Worker to join the team. This is a full time, 37.5 hours per week role.

Pay rate: £26,201/per annum

The shifts are 12 hours on a rota basis to include nights, weekends and bank holidays. Shift times would be:

Day Shift = 07:30 > 19:45

Night Shift = 19:30 > 07:45

Due to a genuine occupational requirement, you will ideally hold a Full UK Manual Driving Licence for this particular role.

Priory Hospital Llanarth Court, located in Usk, Monmouthshire, offers secure services for adults. We provide a specialist assessment and treatment service for people with mental health conditions, who present with a variety of behaviours that challenge. We also have an additional facility within the grounds of the hospital, offering opportunities for individuals who require bespoke packages of care, as part of our bespoke therapeutic placement (BTP) offering.

What you’ll be doing

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients' wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. As a Healthcare Worker, you will play a key part in their recovery, 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.

As a Healthcare Worker, you’ll be part of a large multi-disciplinary team to support our patients to receive optimal care. Our treatment aims at site are to promote independence and encourage patient involvement in their care through effective communication and engagement.

The successful candidate must be honest, hardworking and reliable with a proven record of using initiative to support patient care and progress.

• Assists qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated 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.
• Provides specific interventions with patients as delegated by a Registered Nurse, and following training and competency attainment. Such interventions include Observation and Engagement with Patients, escorting patients on leave, and being involved in de-escalation and management of violence and aggression.

What you’ll bring to the role

Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.

The ideal candidate:

Due to a genuine occupational requirement, we are looking to recruit male workers that hold a Full UK Manual Driving Licence for this particular role.

Qualifications and Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a caring nature
• Empathy, understanding and patience
• Ability to work on your own and as part of a team
• Ability to understand and follow policies and procedure
• The ability to anticipate and respond to challenges
• Competent in verbal and written English
• A healthcare qualification is desirable, but not essential

To be considered for this role, we require you to have the right to work in the UK.

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

Healthcare benefits

• Free on-site parking
• Enhanced maternity pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• 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

Company Description

Priory is the leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care in the UK. We support 26,000 people a year to move towards a healthier future so they can live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions, including depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, as well as children's mental health, across our nationwide network of sites. We also support autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome and brain injuries, as well as older people, within specialist residential care and supported living facilities.

With over 13,000 colleagues working at Priory, we have a long and prestigious history, and an unrivalled reputation for making a real and lasting difference to the lives of every individual in our care.

Priory is part of MEDIAN Group, a leading pan-European provider of mental health, specialist care and rehabilitation services, focussed on restoring quality of life through effective, evidenced and data-driven care.

Priory is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, read more here.

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.