Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Charlwood; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Birthday off

Career development and training

Rewards & Benefits Ely-Vate

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Wages access (Stream)

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join our team at Farmfield Hospital, Charlwood. You’ll support adults with mental health conditions, perform ward rounds, monitor behaviours, and help with daily care tasks to promote recovery and wellbeing.

The role requires resilience and a positive outlook, with shifts of 12.5 hours across days, nights and weekends. We offer extensive benefits and opportunities for development within a supportive workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK.
• Ability to work 12.5 hour shifts, including nights.
• Positive attitude, resilience and vigilance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ward rounds and analyse behaviours to adapt care.
• Update patient records and provide comprehensive care.
• Assist with personal hygiene as needed.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Observation

Record keeping

Patient hygiene

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?

What You Will Be Doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with of Mental Health 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.

Where you will be working

Location: Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BN

You will be working at Farmfield Hospital, located next to Gatwick.

You’ll be caring for adult men 18+ who potentially have a forensic background and enduring mental health illnesses such as personality disorder, substance misuse issues and challenging behaviours.

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:

• Hourly rate of £13.11
• 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

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