Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Ledbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join a supportive team at Stanley House. This rewarding position involves providing high-quality care to residents with neurological conditions, assisting them in their recovery journey. You'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring a holistic approach to care. With excellent benefits, including a competitive salary and opportunities for training and development, this role is perfect for those looking to make a positive impact in the lives of others. Join a company that values kindness, teamwork, and personal growth.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in providing person-centered care to individuals with varying needs.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills essential for a multidisciplinary approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care and support to residents with neurological conditions.
• Assist with personal hygiene and daily activities while maintaining dignity.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Communication Skills

Resilience

Teamwork

Education

Healthcare Assistant Certification

Job description

Job summary

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join Elysium Healthcare at their Stanley House service in Hereford. You will be part of a supportive team providing high-quality care to people with neurological conditions, helping them on their recovery journey. The role offers excellent benefits, including a competitive salary, flexible working, training and development, and a range of wellbeing support.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant at Stanley House, you will be responsible for providing compassionate and person-centered care to residents with varying needs, from assisting with personal care to supporting them in daily activities and therapies. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure a holistic approach to care, adapting your approach to individual needs. Strong communication, resilience, and a positive attitude are essential in this challenging yet rewarding role.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established and agile healthcare provider with a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. As part of the global Ramsay Health Care group, Elysium offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth within a supportive and values-driven environment.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,057 to £26,715 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1293713012

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare, Ledbury, HR8 1HB

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 Stanley House in Hereford 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.

There’s flexibility on offer, with full time, part time and flexible contracts available to fit around your commitments and lifestyle. If you want a long-term and secure career that will grow and support your personal development to achieve your career aspirations, then you’ve come to the right place.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with neurological 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 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including days, nights, and alternate weekends. 37.5 hours per week.

Where you will be working

Location: Bosbury, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR8 1HB. You will be working at Stanley House, a service which offers a multidisciplinary approach to its long-term care provision and provides specialized care and expert therapeutic interventions. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, you will support and enable residents to undergo reviews of their specific and/or changing needs. Stanley House offers therapies and activities including Physiotherapy and Art therapy, with input from a Professor in Neuropsychiatry and monthly specialist GP clinics.

Residents at Stanley House have varying needs, from being able to manage some of their own needs to being fully reliant. This includes personal care involving washing, dressing, shaving, and helping with continence needs. Helping residents to eat is also a significant part of the daily routine.

End-of-life care is also provided to enable residents to stay in the comfort and familiar surroundings at Stanley House, where their family can also be supported.

There’s plenty of fun to be had too, through supporting residents to take part in regular communal activities, from providing wheelchair and walking assistance to afternoons of laughter with bouncy castles, family fun days, and trips to local cafes, shops, and bowling. These precious moments are most rewarding and make it all worthwhile.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £25,057 - £26,715
• 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 to support this special time

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and 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 care delivery. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there are opportunities for growth and advancement.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network across 10 countries employing over 86,000 people worldwide.

Elysium Healthcare adheres to safer recruitment practices. All staff are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. An Enhanced DBS check is required for all candidates.