Healthcare Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a temporary Healthcare Assistant at Bere Clinic in Waterlooville to support young patients aged 12-18 with eating disorders. The role involves providing compassionate care and assistance with personal hygiene, updating records, and participating in ward rounds as part of a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates should possess previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK. The position includes a competitive salary, training opportunities, and benefits such as annual leave and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,058

33 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

Free meals and parking

Career development opportunities

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK preferred.
• Positive attitude and strong communication skills.
• Ability to adapt care based on patients' needs.

Responsibilities

• Support patients' personal hygiene needs.
• Update patient records diligently.
• Participate in ward rounds with the team.

Skills

Compassion

Vigilance

Resilience

Teamwork

Job description

This is a temporary Healthcare Assistant role at Bere Clinic in Waterlooville, which is a 12-bed CAMHS service supporting young people aged 12-18 with eating disorders. The role involves providing care and support to patients, working as part of a supportive and friendly team. The successful candidate will have access to a range of training and development options to help them achieve their career aspirations.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant at Bere Clinic, you will be part of 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 ward rounds, analyzing behaviors and adapting care accordingly, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene. The role requires a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance, as it can be a challenging environment at times. However, it is highly rewarding to see people improve due to your involvement and knowing that you've made a positive difference in someone's life.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is 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 growth and development within the organization.

Job responsibilities

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 Bere Clinicin Waterloovilleas 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 witha range of Mental Healthconditions, usingyour 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:

Bere Clinic is a 12 bed CAMHS service to support young people aged 12-18 with eating disorders.With an onsite school providing educational services while the young people are in our care and full multidisciplinary team, it’s a great opportunity to be part of something new and help shape its future.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of£25,058
• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK is preferred.

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.