Part Time Healthcare Assistant

Austin Fraser; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Healthcare Assistant at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham. You will provide care to individuals with mental health conditions in a supportive environment, ensuring their recovery pathways are met. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including annual leave, career development, and wellbeing support in a role that truly makes a difference.

Benefits

Annual leave of 33 days (pro-rata)

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant is required.
• Positive attitude and ability to work in a challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to service users with mental health conditions.
• Monitor patient behaviors and update records.
• Assist with personal hygiene and conduct ward rounds.

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 to the lives of others and improve lives for the better, join the team at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham as a Healthcare Assistant on a part-time basis 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, 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 a range of mental health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your daily tasks will 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.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important. However, 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 per day.

Where you will be working:

Location: Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET

You will be working at Thornford Park, a 130-bed independent hospital supporting service users requiring medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. In addition, there is also a PICU Mental Health Service.

The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering people in their recovery and rehabilitation. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalized assessment and treatment programs for males with mental illness/complex care needs, as well as those with personality disorders, and females and males in a PICU service.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £15,035 (22.5 hours a week)
• £1,619 Location Allowance (pro-rata)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off! (pro-rata)
• 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 are 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 are opportunities for growth and advancement.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, with a global network extending across 10 countries and employing over 86,000 people worldwide.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment practices for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand their individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.