Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Job summary

You will join The Bridge in Middlesbrough as a Healthcare Assistant within an established Elysium Healthcare service. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate care to individuals with neurological illnesses, acquired brain injuries and spinal cord injuries in an inpatient setting.

Daily tasks include ward rounds, updating patient records and delivering person-centred support.

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for people with neurological illnesses, brain or spinal cord injuries preferred.
• Positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are essential.
• A caring approach and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ward rounds and observe patients to inform care plans.
• Analyse behaviours and adapt care with colleagues to meet individual needs.
• Update and maintain accurate patient records and care documentation.
• Deliver comprehensive care, including assistance with personal hygiene when needed.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Teamwork

Attention to detail

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 The Bridge in Middlehaven, Middlesbrough 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 neurological illnesses, acquired brain and spinal cord injuries.

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.

Where you will be working

Location: Lower East Street, Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, TS2 1SW

You will be working at The Bridge, a specialist inpatient neurological rehabilitation and complex care service. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team you will provide care and support for people with neurological illnesses, acquired brain and spinal cord injuries.

As a care centre, this service is a home from home offering en-suite accommodation and spacious communal areas with dedicated therapy spaces, where truly person-centred care is delivered and where each individual is at the heart of everything.

What You Will Get

• Annual salary of £25,564.50
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc 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 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.

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