Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Reading; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and supportive team as a Healthcare Assistant at a modern facility in Reading, where you will make a positive impact on the lives of individuals with mental health conditions. This role offers a rewarding experience, providing care and support while working alongside a dedicated team. You'll benefit from a competitive salary, generous leave, and opportunities for career development. Embrace a fulfilling career where your contributions are valued and recognized, and enjoy a great work-life balance with various perks and benefits.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Special offers

Qualifications

• Experience in providing care for individuals with mental health conditions.
• Ability to assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to individuals with severe mental health conditions.
• Conduct ward rounds and update patient records as needed.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Healthcare Assistant Certification

Job description

Are you a naturally caring, experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK, looking for a fulfilling career where you're valued, recognized, and supported?

If you want to make a positive difference in the lives of others and change lives for the better, then join the team at Rosebank House in Reading 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 severe and enduring mental health 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 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends.

Where you will be working

Location: Lower Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 5LE

Join the team at Rosebank House providing specialist care and support for people with severe and enduring mental health conditions. You will be working at a modern and purpose-built home with 13 en-suite bedrooms.

The focus of Rosebank House is on independent living skills, social inclusion, education, and employment engagement. There are close links with the local community for residents to access local colleges, work placements, and amenities.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £25,057.50
• 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 so you can truly enjoy this special time

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers, and much 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 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 worldwide.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment practices 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.