Bank Healthcare Assistant

**Description**:
Berelands House is looking to recruit a Bank Healthcare Assistant to join the team. This is a bank role.

Berelands House Care Home is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Our home offers specialist nursing and dementia support for 63 adults, with 24-hour input from registered nurses. We can also offer end of life/palliative care and respite services.

We aim to provide residents with a secure, relaxed, and homely environment in which their care, wellbeing and comfort are of prime importance. Staff strive to preserve and maintain the dignity, individuality and privacy of all residents within a warm and caring environment, and in so doing will be sensitive to the resident’s ever-changing needs.

In addition to supporting adults with dementia, we can also assist those who have a multitude of other conditions, presentations and needs.

**What you'll be doing**:
You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our residents. wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. As Bank Healthcare Assistant, 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 residents.
- Assists qualified staff and senior cares with the implementation of individual resident care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed to facilitate the wellbeing, dignity and treatment of all residents. You will also need to participate in the sharing of information within the team through handovers, team meetings and documentation.
- Provides practical, compassionate and person centred care to all residents we support, including but not limited to providing assistance with intimate personal needs such as dressing, bathing and toileting activities ensuring that such activities comply with procedures and the relevant healthcare legislation.
- Gathering information will be required occasionally to make judgement decisions. Well developed observational and listening skills are essential for monitoring the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of residents. Good Written Communication and completion of documentation is vital.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

**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.

Desirable
- Diploma/S/NVQ2 in Health and Social Care
- Knowledge and understanding of the needs of older people

Essential
- Basic numeracy skills
- Basic literacy skills
- Willingness to work towards an Diploma/SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care Desirable

Experience is not essential, as training will be provided.

**What we will give you in return**:
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.
- Free on-site parking
- Supplemented meals
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Birthday Holiday - your birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
- 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

**About Priory**:
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, addictions 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.

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