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Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health difficulties 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.
Elm Park in Essex is a specialist neurobehavioural service for assessing, treating and discharging people with complex neurological needs following a traumatic or acquired brain injury. The services are provided at Elm Park and two community houses - Elm House and Elm Cottage.
The role:
The role requires that a high level of quality is maintained at Elm Park with tasks such as gardening,maintenance duties and being able to support the maintenance staff with day to day duties when needed. The role will also involve some patient contact, delivering a weekly workshop or a 1-2-1 patient focused session (weather permitting). This is a fantastic role for someone looking to make a contribution to the world of care and make a real impact on the existing beauty of Elm Park.
To be successful as Gardener/Maintenance Assistant, you’ll need:
- Proven previous gardener/maintenance experience
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
- Awareness of health & safety issues
- Basic horticultural knowledge
- Effective communication skills with being able to adjust to variation of people from all backgrounds
- Good time keeping skills and the ability to work to deadlines
- The ability not to take patients comments to heart
- Ability to work unsupervised, as well as in a team
- Personal motivation with taking pride in your own work
- Committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults
- An NVQ Level 2 or higher in Horticulture or equivalent would be desirable, however this is not essential
In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits:
- A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP)
- Private Medical Insurance Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free meals while on duty
- Carefirst – Employee Assistance Services
- Continuous learning and development
- Childcare vouchers
- Career development
- Personal health insurance
- An employee assistance programme
- Voluntary Benefits
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.
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