Female Support Worker

Elysium Healthcare; Redhill; On-site; GBP 21,474 - 26,246; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 33 days

Training & development

Rewards & Ely-Vate

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access (Stream)

GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contributions

Free meals & parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is recruiting a Support Worker at Holkham House in Redhill to provide compassionate care for adults with a learning disability. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support residents in a residential setting, contributing to their recovery pathway and daily living needs.

The role involves ward rounds, recording observations, and assisting with personal hygiene. A positive attitude, resilience and vigilance are essential; weekend shifts on a rota basis are

Qualifications

• Be kind, respectful and patient when supporting adults with a learning disability.
• Provide care including personal hygiene and daily living tasks.
• Maintain accurate patient records and work with a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to work shifts including weekends and provide rota coverage.
• Female candidates required to support female residents.

Responsibilities

• Carry out ward rounds and observe behaviours to adapt care.
• Update patient records and contribute to care planning.
• Support individuals to lead a valued, more independent life within the community.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Job description

Be part of making lives better as a Support Worker at Holkham House in Redhill and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Use your knowledge, experience, and caring nature to make a positive difference to the lives of adult people with a learning disability.

You'll be looked after, with a fulfilling career where you're valued, recognised, and supported, with colleagues there for you and a culture built on kindness and teamwork. There's also a range of training and development options available to help you achieve your career aspirations, allowing you to grow and succeed as a Support Worker and beyond.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to adult people with a Learning Disability, 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.

This is a permanent full - time position, 35 hours a week contract, working on shifts between the hours of 7 am and 10pm, including weekends on a rota basis. This vacancy require female candidates to apply to support the female residents in the most efficient manner.

Where you will be working

Location: Princes Road,Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6JJ

You will be working at the Holkham House, a Learning Disability and Autism service that provides a specialist residential service for men and women with a range of learning disabilities, including autism and sensory and communication impairments.

You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to support individuals with a learning disability who require a high level of support to live within a community setting and will continue to require this longer term. Service users may be transitioning from children's residential services, education, moving out of the family home.

The aim of the service is to encourage individuals to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently through a programme of active community engagement, developing meaningful social networks and developing robust coping strategies.

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 £23,860.20
• 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.
• 24/7 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/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking

About us:

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