Bank Healthcare Assistant Reference PRI100249 Location Priory Hospital Ticehurst, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HU Priory Group Division Healthcare Salary 12.21 per hour Hours Bank Vacancy Type Bank Job Advert - Division Information Find out if a career in care is right for you– Job Advert Location Description Job Advert Role Description There is no better time to get into healthcare than now! Are you feeling uncertain about job security? Perhaps recent job hunting hasn’t landed the job you want due to a lack of industry experience… What if you could build a careerin an industry that provides full training, requires no prior experience and leaves you with a genuine sense of achievement and reward knowing that you’ve made a huge positive impact on someone’s life? If that sounds like you, this could just be the job for you! Priory Hospital Ticehurst are recruiting for Healthcare Assistants now! We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of the healthcare team. In this role, you will be the first line of support for our patients and be responsible for providing compassionate care during your time with them.No experience in healthcare? Do not worry; At Priory, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we provide and as long as you show the characteristics needed for a role in care, we will give you all the training and support you need to become a competent healthcare professional. Youwill also be working alongside qualified nurses and medical professionals to help guide you day-to-day.  Although we don’t require any prior healthcare experience, there are a few characteristics you will need to be successful in this role: Resilience – This is a role working with vulnerable patients who can have varying degrees of mental health difficulties, so there will be days where your resilience is challenged, this is why it’s so important to have a team ethos in our Hospitals. Excellent Communication Skills – Communicating with patients and staff is vital to understand the needs of the patients and relay any information to the nurses and medical professionals. Organisational Skills – You’llneed to be comfortable documenting information and be organised in your approach. Care and Compassion – Our patients require the best care and compassion we can offer, if you are a naturally caring person, this is a role for you. Attentive – No patient is the same and so being attentive to understand them and identify areas we can support is key. Here is what we will give you: A competitive salary 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) An extra annual leave day for your birthday! (we don’t think anyone should work on their birthday) Ongoing Training Access to Priory apprenticeships Free Parking Access to our spend and save benefits platform ‘Priory Perks’ Contributory pension Free hot meals Above all, we provide a supportive working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most. Vaccinations - Currently, in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act you are required to be double vaccinated against Covid-19 and to provide evidence of this before you are able to commence employment with us, or provide a valid medical exemption.  Albeit this still remains the case, the Government has recently announced their intention to reconsider this under the Health and Social Care Act.  Therefore, you are invited to submit your application, with the understanding that should the current position be repealed your application would be progressed in line with Priory’s recruitment policy. Any changes to legislation will be reflected in our recruitment policy. If you want Healthcare to be a ‘job for life’ The Priory Group will help you there. Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidatesfor 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 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.