Bank Support Worker

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Two-week induction

Flexible shifts

Free meals on duty

Free parking

Job summary

Elysium Health care is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants or Support Workers to join our staff bank at The Woodlands, Newcastle-Under-Lyme. After a paid two-week induction, you’ll have access to shifts regionally with flexible, zero-hour contracts.

Shifts cover weekdays, nights and weekends, booked easily via our app. The role includes caring for people living with learning disabilities and autism in a supportive team, with benefits such as a 12.07% uplift for holiday pay, free meals on

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker.
• Willing to join staff bank and complete a paid two-week induction.
• Able to work varied shifts including weekdays, nights, and weekends.
• Comfortable with learning disability and autism support contexts.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Work as part of a team to support service users to lead a valued life.
• Adapt to a challenging environment with compassion, resilience and vigilance.

Job description

Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker wanting control and flexibility to work the shifts you want?

Whether you’re looking for extra shifts to boost your income or a flexible job that fits around your lifestyle, if you’re an experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK you can join our staff bank and, after completing a paid two-week induction, you’ll have access to available shifts at The Woodlands in Newcastle-Under-Lyme plus the potential future option to work bank shifts regionally at other Elysium services across the region.

There is no minimum number of hours that you need to work, although it is recommended to work as often as you can to ensure your induction knowledge and familiarity with the service is retained.

Weekdays, nights and weekend shifts are regularly available, which are easy to view and book through an app. Within a few taps you’ll have the shifts at The Woodlands secured that you want.

Whether your nursing experience is from the NHS or private sector, you can join the team as a Bank Healthcare Assistant with an hourly rate that includes a 12.07% uplift to cover annual leave, plus have access to a range of benefits including free meals on duty, free parking and more.

What you will be doing

You will join the team that works well together to provide care for people with living with a learning disability and or autism conditions. Whether you are currently a Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker or Care Worker, you will utilise your experience to support people to lead a valued and fulfilled life.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week because of you.

With Elysium, you’ll get to experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like as you make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable people in society, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated as you’re rewarded and enjoy a fulfilling role.

The service operates 24/7 with 12.5 hour standard shifts. As a Healthcare Assistant on our bank you’ll be on a zero hour contract, giving you the freedom to choose which shifts you want to work each week.

Where you will be working

Location: 20 Woodland Ave, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 8AZ

Join the team at The Woodlands, a specialist community based service, replicating a home-to-home environment for 6 men living with a learning disability and or autism. Service users may also have unstable epilepsy, profound and multiple communication difficulties, sensory impairments and physical health problems.

You will be providing care to people who are currently living in the community, such as the family home or supported living but require more structured care and support, as well as those who are transitioning out of residential schools and require ongoing care and support.

What you will get

• An hourly rate of up to £13.11 (plus a 12.07% holiday allowance uplift)
• Weekly pay!
• Two-week paid induction
• App access to book shifts easily and quickly
• Free meals and parking
• Mandatory training to ensure you are fully able to do your job at the best of your ability.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure