Healthcare Assistant

Integrated Care System; Exeter; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in Exeter as a Healthcare Assistant, offering personal care and support to individuals with learning disabilities and autism. Be part of a collaborative team, enjoying benefits like a competitive salary and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual salary of £26,896

33 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

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 in the UK is preferred.
• Ability to analyze behaviors and adapt care as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day care and support of individuals with learning disabilities and autism.
• Conduct ward rounds and maintain patient records.
• Provide personal care and create a positive environment.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Job description

This Healthcare Assistant role at Spring House in Exeter offers the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism. You will be part of a supportive and inclusive team, providing personalized care and support to help individuals along their recovery pathway towards independent living. The role provides a range of attractive benefits, including a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and opportunities for professional development.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant at Spring House, you will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day care and support of individuals with learning disabilities and autism. This will involve activities such as ward rounds, analyzing behaviors, updating patient records, and providing personal care and support. You will be part of a collaborative team, working together to create a positive and nurturing environment that empowers individuals to lead fulfilling lives. The role requires a compassionate, resilient, and vigilant approach, as it can be challenging at times, but the reward of seeing people improve and thrive is immense.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established and agile healthcare provider with a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, covering a range of specialties including Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. As part of the global Ramsay Health Care network, Elysium Healthcare has a strong commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centered care and supporting the professional development of its employees.

Job responsibilities

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 Spring House in Exeter as a Healthcare Assistant 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 learning disabilities and Autism conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analyzing behaviors 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 Spring House in Exeter as a Healthcare Assistant 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 learning disabilities and Autism conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analyzing behaviors 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:Spring House, Matford Road, Exeter, EX2 4PD. Spring House is a new 6-bed home with individual apartments for people with a learning disability or autism, who are stepping down from a hospital service and is ready to transition into the community for more independent living. This new service will open in March 2021.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £26,896
• 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 is 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 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.