Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join their team in Grimsby, providing care for individuals with mental health conditions. The role involves supporting patients, conducting ward rounds, and updating records. Successful candidates will enjoy a salary of £26,728, 33 days of annual leave, and opportunities for career development in a supportive environment. If you have experience in healthcare and a passion for helping others, we want you to be part of our team.

Benefits

Annual base salary of £26,728

33 days annual leave

Career development and training

GP service access

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in providing care and support to individuals with mental health conditions.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• A positive attitude and resilience in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ward rounds and analyze patient behaviors.
• Update patient records and provide overall care.
• Assist with personal hygiene as needed.

Skills

Compassion

Team collaboration

Vigilance

Education

Experience as a Healthcare Assistant

Job description

This is a temporary Healthcare Assistant role at Elysium Healthcare's Bradley Complex Care facility in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. The job involves providing care and support to individuals with a range of mental health conditions, using your skills and knowledge to help them on their recovery pathway. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including an annual base salary of £26,728, 33 days of annual leave, and opportunities for career development and training.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant at Bradley Complex Care, you will join a supportive and inclusive team that works together to provide care for people with mental health conditions. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include ward rounds, analyzing behaviors and adapting care accordingly, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may involve assisting with personal hygiene. The environment can be challenging at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important. However, the role is highly rewarding, as you'll see people improve and have a positive impact on their lives.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of mental health, neurological, learning disability, and autism services in the UK. With over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services, Elysium Healthcare is part of the global Ramsay Health Care group, which operates in 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people.

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 Bradley Complex Care in Grimsby 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 a range 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 11.42 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including days, nights and weekends on rota basis, 40 hours per week.

Where you will be working:

Location: Bradley Road, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN37 0AA

You will work at a specialist service for men and women living with complex needs who may have a primary diagnosis of Learning Disability, Mental Health issue or Personality Disorder.

You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to support people who display behaviours of concern and pose challenges for services, including those with highly complex and severe challenging behaviour.

Bradley Complex Care is located in Bradley, Grimsby, and North East Lincolnshire. The location provides a more relaxed local environment than a busy inner-city setting, which supports service users engaging in their therapeutic programme, thus increasing the pace of recovery and speeding up discharge.

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 £26,728
• 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 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 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You should have experience as a Healthcare Assistant, along with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide care and support to individuals with mental health conditions. A positive attitude, compassion, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team are also essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.