Female Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Midhurst; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual base salary £25,760

Location allowance £1,200

33 days annual leave incl birthday

Career development and training

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Stream – earned wages access

24/6 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Free meals

Job summary

Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join a supportive team caring for patients with eating disorders. You’ll deliver compassionate care, monitor patient progress, and assist with daily living activities within a 12.5-hour shift pattern, 3–4 days per week, including nights and weekends.

The role offers a £1,200 location allowance, a base salary of £25,760, and a comprehensive benefits package, with training and development opportunities and a DBS disclosure

Responsibilities

• Ward rounds and analysing behaviours to tailor care.
• Update patient records and provide overall care and support.
• Assist with personal hygiene as needed.

Skills

Positive attitude

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Job description

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

If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of others and change lives for the better, then join the team at Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst as a Healthcare Assistant and enjoy £1,200 location allowance 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.

“Due to the needs of the service, this role is open to female applicants only”

What You Will Be Doing

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

Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours and 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 is 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends. 37.5 hours per week.

Where you will be working

Location: Little Ashfield, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9JP

Middlewood Clinic provide care and treatment for men and women who have an eating disorder including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and atypical Eating Disorders. Our approach will be to restore a healthy body weight and address psychological problems during treatment.

The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Middlewood Clinic will be made up of the Registered Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nurses, Healthcare Workers, Psychologist, Dietician, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker.

The hospital will have 12 comfortable ensuite bedrooms and a variety of communal and recreational spaces including lounge areas, a light and airy dining room, activities room, visitors room, therapy rooms, therapy kitchen area and a lovely cottage style garden.

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £25,760


• A £1,200 location allowance


• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.


• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals


• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!


• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance


• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts


• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind


• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.


• 24/6 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be


• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time


• Pension contribution, to help secure your future


• Free meals

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