# Bank Healthcare Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Priory Healthcare.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-healthcare-assistant/f459e246-50d6-43c8-a07e-65b324805d01
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-healthcare-assistant/f459e246-50d6-43c8-a07e-65b324805d01.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Priory Healthcare
- **Location:** Priory Hospital Norwich
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare assistant
- **Salary:** £12.71 / hour
- **Contract type:** Bank
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03T01:39:13.095Z
- **Source information URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/20bb00f9-3942-4577-aa18-17f1a4dbcf85
- **Application URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/20bb00f9-3942-4577-aa18-17f1a4dbcf85
- **Employer website:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/

## Job Content

Priory Hospital Norwich is looking to recruit a Bank Healthcare Assistant to join the team This is a bank hours role. We are a 34 bedded acute mental Health hospital which opened in 2020 across 3 wards situation in the town of Attleborough. The role of Bank Healthcare Assistant is to provide support to our multi-disciplinary clinical team, with the benefit of the additional flexibility in shifts. Priory Hospital Norwich ensures that we put our patients at the centre of everything we do. We are a busy acute unit aiming to offer a high standard of care and deliver great outcomes for patients, with a new PICU ward opening in Summer 2025.

### What you'll be doing

- Support qualified staff in delivering individual care plans, assisting with personal care tasks and daily activities in line with healthcare procedures.
- Monitor patient wellbeing, reporting any concerns to senior staff, and assist with delegated interventions such as observations, de-escalation, and patient escort.
- Contribute to the multidisciplinary team, attend meetings, and help maintain ward cleanliness, stock levels, and infection control standards.
- Foster professional relationships with patients, visitors, and colleagues, ensuring a welcoming and responsive environment.
- Promote high-quality, person-centred care that represents value for money and meets the needs of patients and their families.

### What we will give you in return

- Pension enrolment
- Access to development opportunities
- Refer a friend bonus
- DBS paid for

## Person Specification

### What you'll bring to the role

**Essential**

- 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. We are seeking caring, motivated, and flexible Health Care Assistants with a genuine interest in supporting individuals with a range of mental and physical health needs. Candidates should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships and deliver compassionate, person-centred care. Experience in a healthcare or mental health setting is desirable, but not essential, as full training will be provided. The role requires strong teamwork skills, as you will work closely with qualified nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues to support patient care and wellbeing.

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