Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Worksop; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate £13.11

33 days annual leave incl birthday

Career development and training

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wages access (Stream)

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension

Free meals

Free parking

Job summary

Dove House in Creswell near Worksop is recruiting a Complex Care Healthcare Assistant. You will work with individuals who have Learning Disabilities, Autism and related needs, using your skills to help them lead valued, independent lives through community engagement and social networks.

The role demands experience in Complex Care, Personality Disorder, Mental Health or Learning Disabilities, and a positive, compassionate, vigilant attitude to support recovery and daily living activities.

Qualifications

• Exclusive for Complex Care, Personality Disorder, Mental Health or Learning Disability experience.
• Experience working with individuals with learning disabilities and autism preferred.
• Positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with activities of daily living and community activities.
• Complete service user records and provide overall care.
• Assist with personal care when required.
• Work within a 12.5-hour shift pattern across 3–4 days, including nights and weekends.

Skills

Complex Care

Personality Disorder

Mental Health

Learning Disability

Job description

Are you an experienced Complexed Care Healthcare Assistant? Join Dove House in Creswell near Worksop, where you will be working with an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people who have Learning Disabilities, Autism and sensory and communication differences, Using your knowledge and skills to support and encourage individuals to lead a full and valued and meaningful life to them, enabling them to live more independently through a programme of active community engagement, developing social networks and coping strategies.

We are exclusively recruiting for candidates that have Complex Care, Personality Disorder, Mental Health, Learning Disability experience only.

What You Will Be Doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Learning Disabilities and Autism 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 supporting individuals with activities of daily living, activities within the home and community, completing service user records and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal care.

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.

Dove House will support individuals who are currently out of area return to their local area; therefore, staff will be required to take part in transitional work, where they will visit and work them at their current placement. All expenses will be paid but this may require an overnight stay.

Where You Will Be Working

Location: Colliery Road, Creswell, Worksop, S80 4BX

Be part of a team at this residential service for adults under 65 years with a Learning Disability, Autism and sensory and communication differences located in Creswell, a 10 minute drive from Worksop.

Dove House is a specialist, robust service to support people with ongoing complex needs and behaviours that challenge who are stepping down from hospital or to avoid an inappropriate admission to hospital and to enable them to return to their home area. The model was introduced to emulate community care for individuals with complex needs in robust, spacious accommodation.

The services are staffed 24 hours a day by a dedicated team of Registered Manager, Deputy Manager, Nurses and Support Workers.

What You Will Get

• Hourly rate of £13.11
• 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 meals and onsite/local free parking

About Your Next Employer

Elysium Healthcare has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 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.