Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Exeter; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Exeter is seeking a compassionate and experienced Healthcare Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will support individuals with learning disabilities and autism, providing essential care and assistance in a supportive environment. You'll benefit from a competitive salary, annual leave, wellbeing support, and opportunities for career development. Join us to make a positive impact in the lives of others while growing your own career in a rewarding healthcare setting.

Benefits

Annual salary of £26,896

33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Background in healthcare as a Healthcare Assistant with experience.
• Driver licence holder preferred.
• Knowledge in caring for individuals with learning disabilities and autism.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to individuals with learning disabilities and autism.
• Conduct ward rounds and update patient records.
• Assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Job description

Overview

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 disability and Autism 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.

Driver licence holder preferred

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 (inc 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.