Support Worker

This is a role as a Support Worker at Elysium Healthcare's The Woodmill facility in Cullompton, Devon. The job involves providing care and support to people with mental health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help them along their recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life. The work environment can be challenging at times, but it is highly rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement.

Responsibilities

• Join an inclusive and supportive team that works together to provide care to people with a range of mental health conditions.
• Conduct ward rounds, analyse behaviours and adapt care accordingly.
• Update patient records and provide overall care and support, including assistance with personal hygiene.
• Maintain a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance in a challenging environment.
• Support the development of a recovery pathway that leads patients to a valued and fulfilled life.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Forensic or Acute Mental Health service environment is essential.
• Valid DBS check required.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £25,057.50.
• Equivalent of 33 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays) - plus a 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.

Location

Exeter Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1EA

About your next employer

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees. 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 within the organisation. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people.

Person Specification

• Compassionate and resilient.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Capacity to adapt care based on individual patient needs.

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.

Employment and Equality

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.