Support Worker

Elysium Healthcare; Sunbury-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£25,564.50 base salary

33 days annual leave including bank

Career development

Wellbeing platform Ely-Vate

Blue Light Card benefits

Life Assurance

Pension contribution

Free/subsidised meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Support Worker at School House in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. You will help people with mental health conditions on their recovery journey and work as part of an inclusive team. The role involves ward rounds, recording updates, and supporting personal care.

A positive, compassionate, and vigilant attitude is essential in this challenging yet rewarding environment. We offer base salary of £25,564.50, generous leave, development opportunities, wellbeing benefits, and

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for individuals with mental health conditions.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment with compassion and resilience.
• Willingness to work shifts across early to late including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day care and support, update patient records.
• Assist with personal hygiene as required.
• Participate in ward rounds and observation.

Job description

Be part of making lives better as a Support Worker at School House in Sunbury on Thames, 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 people with Mental Health conditions.

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 Mental Health 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. As well as supporting individuals who have a learning disability or who are autistic, we are specialists in working with additional complex needs.

The service is staffed 24 hours a day by a dedicated team of Support Workers, led by an experienced Registered Manager.

School House is situated in Surrey and provides nine en suite bedrooms, and a self-contained flat. There are two lounges, one of which includes a sensory room, as well as a dining room, kitchen and surrounding garden. The local area has an excellent range of community facilities and amenities including parks and gardens.

This is a permanent, full time position with 37,5 contracted hours a week, working on shifts between the hours of 7am and 10pm, including weekends on rota.

Where You Will Be Working

Location: School House, School Walk, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, TW16 6RB

School House provides a specialist residential service 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.

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 £25,564.50
• 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 Us

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