Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Kendal, Lancashire; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Healthcare Assistant in Kendal. You will provide essential care to individuals with challenging behaviours, working in a supportive environment. Enjoy a fulfilling career with training opportunities and a strong team culture.

Benefits

Annual salary of £26,728

33 days of annual leave

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Pension contributions

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant required.
• Ability to provide care to individuals with challenging behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Join a supportive team providing care to individuals with high support needs.
• Daily tasks include ward rounds, behaviour analysis, and care plan updates.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Job description

Introduction

Are you a naturally caring and experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK, seeking a fulfilling career where you are valued, recognized, and supported?

If you want to make a positive difference in people's lives and help improve their well-being, join the team at Ann House in Kendal as a Healthcare Assistant and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

You’ll have access to various training and development opportunities to help you achieve your career goals, while working within a supportive and friendly team built on kindness and teamwork.

What you will be doing:

You will join an inclusive and supportive team providing care to individuals with challenging behaviour and high support needs, utilizing your knowledge and skills to help them on their recovery journey towards leading valued and fulfilling lives.

Your daily tasks will include ward rounds, behaviour analysis, care plan updates, and providing overall care and support, which may involve assisting with personal hygiene.

This environment can be challenging at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are essential. It is highly rewarding to see the positive impact of your involvement on people's lives.

The shift pattern is 12.5 hours per day, 3-4 days a week, including nights and weekends.

Where you will be working:

Location: Ann Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6AA

Ann House provides specialized support for individuals with ongoing challenging behaviour and high support needs, aiming to care for them in the least restrictive yet structured environment that meets their needs and manages risks.

The service promotes independence and meaningful daily activities, including access to mainstream services, work, training, leisure, hobbies, and personal interests. The goal is to support individuals to become as independent as possible, with the potential to transition to more independent living arrangements.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £26,728 (based on 40 hours per week)
• 33 days of annual leave (including Bank Holidays), plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Opportunities for career development and training
• Pension contributions
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer:

You will work for an established, stable, and agile organization with over 8,000 employees and a diverse approach to care delivery. With over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological conditions, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children's & Education services, there are growth opportunities for you.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network operating in 10 countries with over 86,000 employees worldwide.

Elysium Healthcare is committed to safer recruitment practices, is a Disability Confident employer, and promotes inclusive and accessible hiring. All staff are responsible for safeguarding service users' welfare. A DBS check is required for all candidates.