Healthcare Assistant inStoke on Trent inStoke on Trent PUBLISHED MON 28 OCT 2024

The Healthcare Assistant role at Moorlands Neurological Centre in Stoke-on-Trent offers a fulfilling and rewarding opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals with neurological conditions. As part of a supportive and friendly team, you will contribute to the care and recovery of patients, utilizing your knowledge and skills to help them achieve a valued and fulfilled life. The role provides ample opportunities for training and career development, with a range of benefits that support work-life balance and long-term financial security.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join an inclusive and collaborative team that works together to provide compassionate and personalized care to individuals with neurological conditions. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include conducting ward rounds, analyzing patient behaviors, updating records, and providing overall care and support, which may involve assisting with personal hygiene. The role requires a positive attitude, resilience, and a genuine commitment to making a difference in the lives of those you serve. You will have the opportunity to witness the progress and improvements of patients, knowing that your involvement has played a crucial role in their recovery.

About us

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 Moorlands Neurological Centre in Stoke-on-Trent 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 Neurological 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 days, nights and weekends. 40 hours per week.

Where you will be working

Location: Moorlands Neurological Centre, Lockwood Road, Cheadle, Staffordshire ST10 4QU

Moorlands Neurological Centre is being developed as a neuro behavioural hospital service for men and women over the age of 18 years, who have an acquired brain injury.   The service will support and care for people who, because of their injury, have challenging and complex needs that are preventing them from making further progress with their lives and require a neuro behavioural rehabilitation. programme. 

What you will get

• Annual salary of £25,272 
• 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 is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with 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.