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Elysium Healthcare; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate £13.11

33 days annual leave

Career development

Wellbeing hub

Blue Light Card

Free meals

Free parking

Pension

24/7 GP

Job summary

Rhodes Wood Hospital in Hatfield is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join a supportive team caring for children and young people aged 8-18 with eating disorders on residential programmes. The role involves ward rounds, observing behaviours, updating records, and assisting with personal care, with shifts of 12.5 hours across 3-4 days including nights and weekends; driving license preferred.

Benefits include a competitive hourly rate of £13.11, generous annual leave, training,

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for young people in a healthcare setting is beneficial.
• A positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important attributes.

Responsibilities

• Ward rounds, analysing behaviours and adapting care with colleagues.
• Updating patient records and providing overall care and support, including personal hygiene.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Teamwork

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 Rhodes Wood Hospital in Hatfield

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.

We are exclusively recruiting for female staff only due to the needs of our female residents.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to young people with Eating Disorder

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 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. 37.5 hours per week

Please note that ideally we require drivers; therefore, a driving license is preferred

Where you will be working

Join the team at Rhodes Wood Hospital providing care for children and young people aged 8-18 years with eating disorders who require residential care, working on tailored treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person.

There is also an on-site Ofsted Registered school to support young people continue with their education while in hospital. Rhodes Wood Hospital is located on the outskirts of Hatfield, which is easily reachable by car.

What You’ll 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 free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care 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