Healthcare Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate

Annual leave 33 days

Career development

Rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Wages on demand

Onsite parking

Job summary

Spring Wood Lodge in Guiseley is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join an inclusive, supportive team caring for women over 18 with complex emotional and mental health needs. You will work within a shift pattern of 12.5 hours, 3-4 days per week, including nights and weekends, focusing on rehabilitation and safe discharge.

Elysium Healthcare offers benefits including an hourly pay rate of £13.11, generous annual leave, career development, wellbeing support, and extra perks via Ely-Vate and Blue

Qualifications

• Must have a caring approach for adults with complex emotional and mental health needs.
• Positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for women over 18 with complex emotional and mental health problems.
• Assist with personal hygiene, update patient records, and participate in ward rounds with the team.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Teamwork

Vigilance

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? 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 Wood Lodge in Guiseley, as a Healthcare Assistant 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 for women over the age of 18 who have complex emotional and mental health problems associated with significant risk behaviours. Typically they have a diagnosis of personality disorder or a severe mental illness, 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.

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.

You will be working at Spring Wood Lodge, a service that supports women over the age of 18 who have complex emotional and mental health problems associated with significant risk behaviours. Typically they have a diagnosis of personality disorder or a severe mental illness. They may not have had their needs met in a general psychiatric service including acute inpatient units, community mental health teams or community personality disorder service. Working as part of a team, you will focus on active rehabilitation with a view to achieving sustainable 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:

• 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
• Free meals and onsite free parking