Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 24,008 - 29,344; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days of annual leave including Bank Holidays

Free meals and parking

Career development and training opportunities

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider at Thornford Park, where you will work as a Healthcare Assistant. This fulfilling role involves providing care and support to individuals with mental health conditions in a challenging yet rewarding environment, with opportunities for professional growth and a positive work culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to assist with personal hygiene.
• Positive attitude towards challenges.

Responsibilities

• Care for individuals with various mental health conditions.
• Conduct ward rounds and analyze patient behaviors.
• Update patient records and provide overall care.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Job description

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

If you want to make a positive difference in the lives of others and improve lives for the better, join the team at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham as a Healthcare Assistant and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

You will have access to a range of training and development options to help you achieve your career aspirations, 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 provides care to people with various mental health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help individuals recover and lead valued, fulfilling lives.

Your daily tasks 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.

This environment can be challenging at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are essential. It is also hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement, knowing you’ve made a difference in their lives.

The shift pattern involves 12.5-hour shifts, 3-4 days a week, including nights and weekends.

Where you will be working:

You will be based at Thornford Park, a 130-bed independent hospital supporting service users requiring medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services, as well as a PICU Mental Health Service.

The service offers a seamless care pathway supporting recovery and rehabilitation. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalized assessment and treatment for males with mental illness and complex needs, personality disorders, and females and males in a PICU setting.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £26,676.50 (including a £1,619 Location Allowance)
• 33 days of annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to promote work-life balance
• Career development and training opportunities
• Pension contributions
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer:

You will work for a well-established, stable, and innovative company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to care delivery. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales in Mental Health, Neurological conditions, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there are opportunities for growth and advancement.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network operating in 10 countries with over 86,000 employees worldwide.

All staff are committed to safe recruitment practices and safeguarding. Candidates will require an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

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Created on 22/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom