Priory Hospital Preston
Company size
12000+
Industry
Care
About Us
Priory is the leading independent provider of behavioural care in the UK. We have two divisions, which together support the needs of over 25,000 people every year. Our divisions are:
• Healthcare
• Adult Care Services
Our purpose is to make a real and lasting difference for everyone we support. We are dedicated to helping people to improve their health and wellbeing, and we understand that in order for people to achieve high quality clinical outcomes, they need individually tailored programmes, suiting their specific needs. We currently treat more than 70 different conditions through a nationwide network of over 300 facilities that support individuals’ health, care, and specialised needs.
Priory Hospital Preston is a 38-bedded independent mental health hospital, specialising in the management and treatment of acute mental ill health and eating disorders. Opened in 1998, the hospital has established an excellent reputation for providing the highest standards of care together with an extensive range of services delivered across three units:
• Rosemary Ward is a 16 bed mixed gender Acute Ward
• Cottam Ward is a male only 12 bed Acute Ward
• Bartle Ward is a mixed gender 10 bed Eating Disorders Ward
• In October 2024 we will be opening the new 12 bed Acute Ward
Our services work in partnership with the NHS to provide the best quality outcomes for all the patients in our care.
What it’s like to work for us?
As the leading provider of behavioural care in the UK our purpose is to make a real and lasting difference to everyone that we support. Our colleagues chose our values, they describe what we expect from each other and from Priory as an employer.
We help thousands of people to become happier and healthier every year. We treat over 70 different conditions and have 290 sites nationwide. So you’ll be joining a secure, stable employer that you can trust with your future. There’s a huge variety of roles and endless career opportunities.
Priory Healthcare benefits include:
• Excellent salary
• 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 private healthcare
• 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
The type of jobs we recruit for?
We are looking for qualified mental health professionals, including Mental Health Nurses (RMN's) and Healthcare Assistants. We will also be looking to recruit a number of supporting roles for the hospital such as Administration roles, Chef's & Chef's Assistants, Maintenance Assistants and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
Benefits
Discounted or free food
On-site parking
Company pension
