Activity & Support Worker (Healthcare)

Priory Healthcare ,
Hassocks, West Sussex
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £18000 to £18000 Per year

Overview

WE ARE LOOKING FOR TALENTED PEOPLE LIKE YOU Knowing that you're making a difference to people's lives is rewarding in itself. But our many roles offer much more than that. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do. Priory Hospital Burgess Hill is located in beautiful West Sussex and offers the opportunity to gain experience across many specialist mental health disciplines including Secure Services, a DBT Locked Rehabilitation service, HDU Services and Acute care. With a CQC rating of GOOD across all 5 Key Lines of Enquiry, you would be working in a forward thinking hospital supporting our patients recovery alongside a highly skilled and dedicated Multi-Disciplinary Team. We are now recruiting for active and enthusiastic individuals to join our nursing team as Activity & Support Workers at Priory Hospital Burgess Hill This role is vital in supporting both our Occupational Therapy and Nursing teams with the assessment, planning and implementation of patient care and activities both on and off site. The role will rotate over 7 days (which overs weekends and bank holidays), and you will be working 5 days per week. The shift times are below: - 7am - 3pm - 9am - 5pm - 2pm - 10pm As a support worker your role and duties will include: - Developing and maintaining a good professional relationship with patients, colleagues and visitors responding promptly and courteously to requests and enquiries - Promoting and facilitating the delivery of on ward and off ward activities which may be both nursing or OT team led. Attention will be given to those areas where there are additional pressures and acuity - To act as a PMVA response team for the hospital where required - To facilitate escorts in the community for the purpose of therapeutic activities, hospital appointments and any other task deemed required - 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 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 we look for in our Senior Support Workers: - Educated to a minimum NVQ 1 or GCSE's in Mathematics and English. - Understands the need for strict confidentiality - Basic IT literacy - Experience working within a healthcare setting - Well-developed observational and communication skills Our benefits: - 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata) - Career development and opportunities to complete further training and qualifications - A contributory pension scheme - An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Free meals and parking while on shift - Flexible benefits (including preferential rates and access to schemes such as gym membership, IT, healthcare cash plan, shopping discounts) About us As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults and young people, Priory Group 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, education facilities and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support. 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 Group will cover the cost of a DBS check.

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