NHS

Part time Healthcare Assistant


Pay15,035.00 - 16,654.00 / year
LocationThatcham/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: E0132-25-0789?language=en&page=265&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      This is a part-time Healthcare Assistant role at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham, which is part of the Elysium Healthcare group. The role involves providing care and support to people with a range of mental health conditions, working as part of a supportive and friendly team. The shift pattern is 12.5 hours per day.

      Main duties of the job

      As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join an inclusive and supportive team that works together to provide care to people with a range of mental health conditions. You will use your knowledge and skills to help people along their recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include ward rounds, analyzing behaviors and adapting care accordingly, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene. It is a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are essential.

      About us

      Elysium Healthcare is 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 career growth and development.

      Details

      Date posted

      21 May 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £15,035 to £16,654 a year

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      1305044573

      Job locations

      Elysium Healthcare

      Thatcham

      RG19 8ET


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      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 Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham as a Healthcare Assistant on a part time basis 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 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.

      The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day

      Where you will be working

      Location: Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET

      You will be working at Thornford Park, a 130 bedded independent hospital which supports service users that require medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. In addition to these services there is also a PICU Mental Health Service.

      The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering people in their recovery and rehabilitation. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder, and females and males in a PICU service.

      What you will get

      • Annual salary of £15,035 (22.5 hours a week)
      • £1,619 Location Allowance (pro rata)
      • 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.

      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. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      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 Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham as a Healthcare Assistant on a part time basis 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 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.

      The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day

      Where you will be working

      Location: Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET

      You will be working at Thornford Park, a 130 bedded independent hospital which supports service users that require medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. In addition to these services there is also a PICU Mental Health Service.

      The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering people in their recovery and rehabilitation. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder, and females and males in a PICU service.

      What you will get

      • Annual salary of £15,035 (22.5 hours a week)
      • £1,619 Location Allowance (pro rata)
      • 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.

      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. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK is required, and the ability to work well in a team and provide compassionate care is essential.
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK is required, and the ability to work well in a team and provide compassionate care 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.

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Elysium Healthcare

      Address

      Elysium Healthcare

      Thatcham

      RG19 8ET


      Employer's website

      https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Elysium Healthcare

      Address

      Elysium Healthcare

      Thatcham

      RG19 8ET


      Employer's website

      https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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