Female Healthcare Assistant

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks an Eating Disorders Healthcare Assistant at Rhodes Wood Hospital. The role involves providing care for young people with eating disorders, participating in ward rounds, and ensuring comprehensive support. No formal qualifications are needed, but a caring nature and relevant experience are essential. Benefits include an annual salary of £25,058, 33 days of leave, free meals, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,058

33 days’ annual leave

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts and special offers

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications are required; knowledge, experience, and a caring nature are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to young people with eating disorders.
• Participate in ward rounds, analyze behaviours, and adapt care.
• Update patient records and provide general care and support.

Job description

Overview

This role is for a Healthcare Assistant at Rhodes Wood Hospital in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, providing care for children and young people aged 8–18 years with eating disorders who require residential care. The role involves working on tailored treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person, using your knowledge and skills to support recovery and help them lead a valued and fulfilled life.

Main duties

• Join an inclusive and supportive team to provide care to young people with eating disorders.
• Participate in ward rounds, analyze behaviours, and adapt care with colleagues.
• Update patient records and provide general care and support, including assistance with personal hygiene as required.
• Maintain a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance in a challenging environment.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network employing over 86,000 people.

What you will be doing

Be part of making lives better as an Eating Disorders Healthcare Assistant at Rhodes Wood Hospital in Hatfield, and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Job details

Shift pattern: 12.5 hours per day, 3–4 days a week including nights and weekends.

Location

Rhodes Wood Hospital, Shepherds Way, Hatfield AL9 6NN. There is an on-site Ofsted Registered School to support continued education while in hospital. Rhodes Wood Hospital is on the outskirts of Hatfield, easily reachable by car.

Benefits

• Annual salary of £25,058
• 33 days’ annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to maintain work-life balance
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Retail discounts and special offers

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

We follow safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and are 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications are required; the role requires knowledge, experience, and a caring nature to positively impact the lives of young people with eating disorders.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.