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Reference

PRI98853

Location

The Priory Hospital Enfield, 15 Church Street, Edmonton, London, N9 9DY

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£23,464

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert - Division Information

Providing quality, inspiring innovation and  delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Job Advert Role Description

Main Purpose
Provides assistance to professional and clinical staff with the planning, implementation and evaluation of therapy and care plans in order to support the mental, emotional, physical and social well-being of assigned clients. Key Accountabilities Quality
1. Supports senior staff as part of the care and therapy planning process, assisting with tests, exercises and examinations as directed.
2. Assists trained staff with the preparation, planning and delivery of group and one-to-one occupational, therapeutic and recreational activities; observing, recording and reporting patient responses to the assigned clinician as appropriate. All clinical work to be observed or monitored.
3. Assists with the reception, orientation and induction of new patients ensuring they are comfortable and familiar with the environment and to impart essential information regarding emergency procedures.
4. Ensures the effective, timely and accurate updating of clinical records, case files and computerised information systems as directed while responding to routine enquiries and standard requests for information in accordance with policies and procedures.
5. Contributes to surveys, audits and clinical research projects assisting with the collection, analysis and presentation of data and information as directed. Innovation
6. Assist and support regional management in developing and implementing new services. Value
7. Support the Therapy Manager in successfully meeting the unit objectives. Also increasing the quality of service, to attract potential new service users.

 

Knowledge & Skills

The role holder will require GCSE / O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2. Experience Previous experience gained within a relevant healthcare environment. Autonomy & Impact The majority of tasks and activities are routine. More complex tasks, interventions or activities will be directed or supervised by a senior member of staff. The role holder is responsible for addressing routine incidents and issues referring more unusual occurrences to senior staff. Intelligent Problem Solving The role holder has some flexibility in altering the sequence of routine tasks and a creative approach is required when facilitating therapy sessions where they are encouraged to contribute ideas and suggestions, which lead to improvements in exercises and activities.

Division DBS info

About us

From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.

The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.

As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.

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.

No agencies please

If you forward any CV’s to the Priory Group and you are not on the Priory Group PSL and have not been asked to work on the above role we will accept the CV as a gift.

Job Description

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