Support Worker

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave + birthday off

Career development and training

Blue Light Card

Wage access via Stream

24/7 GP service

Life Assurance

Pension contribution

Free/subsidised meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for Ranworth House in Eastbourne. You will join a caring team delivering compassionate care to adults with a learning disability, including those on the autism spectrum and with epilepsy, on a 35-hour weekly rota.

DBS clearance is a requirement, and you will contribute to a recovery-focused care pathway. The role offers training and development, with a supportive workplace culture emphasising kindness, teamwork and ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Relevant experience with autism and epilepsy.
• Willing to undergo a DBS check.
• Ability to work in a demanding clinical environment with empathy.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to people with learning disabilities and autism.
• Conduct ward rounds, analyse behaviours and adapt care accordingly.
• Update patient records and assist with personal hygiene where needed.
• Work as part of an inclusive team on a 35-hour weekly rota, including weekends.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Autism experience

Epilepsy experience

Job description

Be part of making lives better as a Support Worker at Ranworth House in Eastbourne and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like. Use your knowledge, experience, and caring nature to make a positive difference to the lives of Adult people with Learning Disability. You'll be looked after, with a fulfilling career where you're valued, recognised, and supported, with colleagues there for you and a culture built on kindness and teamwork. There's also a range of training and development options available to help you achieve your career aspirations, allowing you to grow and succeed as a Support Worker and beyond.

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 needs, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recovery 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.

This is a permanent, full-time position, 35 contracted hours a week, working on shifts between the hours of 7am and 10pm, including weekends, on a rota basis. You must have relevant experience with autism and epilepsy, and be willing to undergo a DBS check.

Where you will be working:

Location: 1 Prideaux Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2NW

Ranworth House is a 9-bed residential service with ensuite bedrooms, for all gender identities who have a learning disability, or who are autistic, and have behaviours which, due to their diagnosis, may be of concern/distress. Residents may also have profound and multiple communication difficulties, sensory impairments and physical health problems.

What You'll Get

• Annual salary of £23,860.20
• 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/subsidised 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 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 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