Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join their supportive team at Rosebank House. In this fulfilling role, you will provide care to individuals with severe mental health conditions while benefiting from comprehensive training and development opportunities. With annual leave, well-being support, and a range of other perks, you will play a vital role in improving the lives of others while working in a rewarding and caring environment.

Benefits

Annual base salary of £25,058

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Career development and training

Access to Rewards & Benefits platform

Wellbeing support and activities

Access to Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Instant access to earned wages

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Free/subsidised meals

Onsite/local free parking

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a mental health setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a supportive team.
• Understanding of care for people with severe mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to individuals with mental health conditions.
• Assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities.
• Update patient records and participate in ward rounds.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Teamwork

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 Rosebank House in Caversham 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 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.

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 and social inclusion, education and employment engagement. There are close links with the local community for residents to access local college, work placements and amenities.

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 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 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