Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Leek; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a Healthcare Assistant in Leek. The role involves providing care and support to individuals with mental health conditions, motivating them through daily tasks and treatment goals. This full-time position requires compassion, resilience, and strong communication skills. With a starting salary of £25,058 and a comprehensive benefits package, it's a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in service users' lives.

Benefits

Annual leave of 33 days, including bank holidays

Career development and training

Wellbeing support and activities

Access to exclusive benefits via Blue Light Card

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Free/subsidised meals

Onsite/local free parking

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker in the UK healthcare sector is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to service users with mental health conditions.
• Motivate and assist with daily living tasks and treatment goals.
• Ensure a clean and safe environment.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Communication

Job description

Job summary

This role as a Healthcare Assistant at Ballington House in Leek, Staffordshire, offers the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals with mental health conditions. You will be part of a supportive and friendly team, providing care and support to help service users on their recovery pathway towards a more valued and fulfilled life.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join an inclusive and supportive team that works together to provide care to people with a range of mental health conditions. Your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include interacting with service users, supporting and motivating them with daily living tasks and community involvement, carrying out duties allocated by the multidisciplinary team, updating patient records, and ensuring a clean and safe environment. This can be a challenging but rewarding role, requiring a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of mental health, neurological, learning disabilities, 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 employs over 86,000 people across 10 countries.

Details

Date posted: 21 Tachwedd 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £25,058 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 1430098556

Job description / Responsibilities

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 recovery pathway towards a valued and fulfilled life.
• Your day to day will include talking and interacting with service users, supporting, encouraging, and motivating them with all aspects of their recovery and treatment goals, such as daily living tasks, community involvement, etc.; carrying out duties allocated by the MDT, updating patient records, responding to incidents, supporting mealtimes, and ensuring a clean and safe environment.
• It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement.
• The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day, 3–4 days a week including nights and weekends (37.5 hours per week).

Where you will be working

Location: Ballington Gardens, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5LW

You will be working at Ballington House, a 13‑bedded mental health rehabilitation hospital that provides services for women with complex mental health needs. The environment offers a pathway from admission to discharge which incorporates three phases: the assessment phase (accepting help), the rehabilitation phase (believing, trying and learning) and the community phase‑out (self‑reliance). The patients journey generally begins on the ground floor and moves through each phase to the first floor and then the two‑bedroomed apartment on the first floor.

You will work alongside an experienced multi‑disciplinary team consisting of a consultant psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and assistants, an occupational therapist and assistants, nurses, and support workers.

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 £25,058
• 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 a 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 their individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification – Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required, but experience as a Support Worker in the UK healthcare sector would be beneficial.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Elysium Healthcare

Address: Elysium Healthcare, Leek, ST13 5LW

Website: https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/