Healthcare Support Worker

This Healthcare Support Worker role at Elysium Healthcare in Workington provides an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs. The role involves delivering compassionate care and support to help service users along their recovery pathway towards a more independent and fulfilling life. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career development and training.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will be part of an inclusive and supportive team that works collaboratively to provide care and support to 22 adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs at Gregory House in Workington. Your responsibilities will include participating in ward rounds, analyzing behaviors, updating patient records, and assisting with personal care tasks. The role requires a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance to navigate the challenging environment at times. However, the reward of seeing people improve and knowing that you've made a meaningful impact on their lives makes it a highly fulfilling position.

Job responsibilities

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 recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analyzing behaviors and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.

The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends, 40 hours per week.

Where you will be working:

Location: Furness Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3PD

You will be working at Gregory House, a Learning Disability and Autism service, providing care and support to 22 adults who have a Learning Disability and/or Mental Health needs. The service has an enhanced level of support to allow people with continuing challenging behavior and high support needs to be cared for in the least restrictive setting possible, but within a service which is robust and structured enough to meet their ongoing needs and risks.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £25,272
• Opportunity for overtime
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
• Pension contribution to secure your future
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but relevant experience in a healthcare or support worker role is preferred. The ability to work collaboratively, demonstrate empathy, and adapt to the needs of the service users is essential.

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.