Part time Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Elysium Healthcare as a part-time Healthcare Assistant at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham. You will provide essential care to individuals with mental health conditions, working in a supportive team environment. Enjoy a competitive salary, extensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Annual salary of £15,035

Location Allowance of £1,619

33 days annual leave

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment.
• Knowledge of mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to individuals with mental health conditions.
• Conduct ward rounds and update patient records.
• Assist with personal hygiene and overall patient care.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Job description

Job Description

Are you a naturally caring, experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK, looking for a fulfilling career where you’re valued, recognised, and supported?

If you want to make a positive difference in the lives of others and change lives for the better, then join the team at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham as a Healthcare Assistant on a part-time basis and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

You’ll have access to a range of training and development options to help you achieve your career aspirations, while working as part of a supportive and friendly team in a culture built on kindness and teamwork.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with a range of mental health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your day-to-day activities will include ward rounds, analyzing behaviors, adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.

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 because of your involvement, knowing that you’ve made someone’s life better.

The shift pattern consists of 12.5-hour shifts.

Where you will be working

Location: Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET

You will be working at Thornford Park, a 130-bed independent hospital supporting service users that require medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. In addition, there is also a PICU Mental Health Service.

The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering people in their recovery and rehabilitation. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalized assessment and treatment programs for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder, and females and males in a PICU service.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £15,035 (22.5 hours a week)
• £1,619 Location Allowance (pro rata)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers, and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 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 worldwide.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment practices for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.