Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Warrington; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is looking for a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to support patients at Castleholme Lodge. The role involves providing care to individuals with mental health conditions, contributing positively to their recovery journey. With a focus on teamwork and kindness, you will work in a challenging yet rewarding environment. The position offers a salary of £25,058, generous leave policy, and well-being support to maintain work-life balance.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,058

33 days annual leave (incl. Bank Holidays)

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

24 hour GP Service

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a similar role.
• Ability to work in challenging environments.
• Willingness to assist with personal hygiene and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to individuals with mental health conditions.
• Participate in ward rounds and update patient records.
• Assist colleagues in adapting care to patient needs.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Positive attitude

Vigilance

Job description

Introduction

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 Castleholme Lodge 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.

What you will be doing

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

The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends.

Where you will be working

Location: Castleholme Lodge, 4 Bryan Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, HD2 2AH

Castleholme Lodge is situated in Huddersfield with excellent transport links to the surrounding areas.

Castleholme Lodge is a mixed Gender 20 bed Care Home with nursing, providing a range of mental health services for adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. It is part of a cluster of Elysium Healthcare services across the Yorkshire and Midlands region that work closely together in support of each other.

What You’ll Get

• Annual salary of £25,058
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave Pro Rata (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• 24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be
• Career development and trainingto help youachieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packageso you can truly enjoy this special time.

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.