Senior Healthcare Assistant (Maternity Cover)

NHS; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant to support individuals with challenging behaviours and high support needs at St Neots Neurological Centre. The role involves overseeing shifts, administering care, and providing compassionate support. The ideal candidate will have NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and demonstrate strong leadership and empathy. This rewarding position offers career development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Annual salary of £27,027

33 days paid annual leave

Career development and training

Wellbeing support

Free meals

Onsite free parking

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in mental health.
• Strong empathy and caring nature are essential.
• Ability to support residents with personal hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Organising and overseeing the smooth running of shifts.
• Responding to challenges and supervising support staff.
• Administering medication and completing various administrative tasks.

Skills

Leadership skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Ability to deal with challenging behaviours

Positive attitude

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Senior Healthcare Assistant (Maternity Cover)

This is a senior healthcare assistant role at the St Neots Neurological Centre, which is part of Elysium Healthcare. The role involves providing care and support to people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs, with a focus on helping them lead a full and valued life. The role offers opportunities for career development and training, as well as a range of benefits including an annual salary of £27,027.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will join an inclusive and supportive team that works together to provide care to people with mental health conditions. Your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of shifts, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to challenges or concerns, and supervising support staff. You will also be responsible for organizing activities, administering medication, communicating with families and professionals, and completing various administrative tasks. The role requires a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance, as it can be a challenging environment at times. However, it is hugely rewarding to see people improve due to your efforts.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of mental health, neurological, learning disability, and autism services in the UK. With over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, the organisation offers a unique approach to the delivery of care and opportunities for career growth and development.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Senior Healthcare Assistant looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join St. Neots Neurological Centre in St. Neots, and provide care for people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.

At St. Neots Neurological Centre you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

What you will be doing:

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker you will have:

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Leadership skills and experience
• Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working:

Location:

Howitts Lane, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2JA

Join the team at St Neots Neurological Service providing care, therapeutic and rehabilitation pathways for those affected by a neurological or mental health condition for which challenging behaviour may be the leading impairment.

St Neots Neurological Service is located in the centre of town and provides assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and complex care for both males and females suffering from a broad range of neurological conditions, which is provided by a highly experienced team based on site

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £27,027
• 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
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite 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 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

• You will need to have experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in mental health, along with the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. Strong leadership skills, empathy, and a caring and compassionate nature are also essential for this role.

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.