Bank Healthcare Assistant

NHS

  • Kendal, Cumbria
  • £14.40 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
This is a temporary bank healthcare assistant role at Elysium Healthcare's Ann House facility in Kendal, Cumbria. The job offers flexibility, with no minimum hours requirement, and a competitive hourly rate that includes a holiday pay uplift. The successful candidate will provide care and support to individuals with learning disabilities and autism, working as part of a dedicated team to help them lead fulfilling lives.Main duties of the jobAs a bank healthcare assistant, you will join the team at Ann House in Kendal to provide care and support to individuals with learning disabilities and autism. The role involves utilising your experience to assist service users in their daily lives and activities, with a focus on helping them develop independence and access meaningful opportunities. The environment can be challenging at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, and resilience are essential. However, the role is highly rewarding, as you'll be able to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals.About usElysium Healthcare is an established and stable company with over 8,000 employees, operating a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. The organisation provides a unique approach to care, covering various areas including mental health, learning disabilities, and autism. As part of the Ramsay Health Care group, Elysium has a global presence, employing over 86,000 people worldwide.DetailsDate posted01 September 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£14.40 an hourContractBankWorking patternFlexible workingReference number1372996660Job locationsElysium HealthcareKendalLA9 6AAJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAre you an experienced Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker wanting control and flexibility to work the shifts you want?Whether you're looking for extra shifts to boost your income or a flexible job that fits around your lifestyle, if you're an experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK you can join our staff bank and, after completing a paid two-week induction, you'll have access to available shifts at Ann House in Kendall, plus the potential future option to work bank shifts regionally at other Elysium services across the region.There is no minimum number of hours that you need to work, although it is recommended to work as often as you can to ensure your induction knowledge and familiarity with the service is retained.Weekdays, nights and weekend shifts are regularly available, which are easy to view and book through an app. Within a few taps you'll have the shifts at Ann House secured that you want.Whether your nursing experience is from the NHS or private sector, you can join the team as a Bank Healthcare Assistant with an hourly rate that includes a 12.07% uplift to cover annual leave, plus have access to a range of benefits including free meals on duty, free parking and more.What you will be doing:You will join the team that works well together to provide care for people with Learning Disabilities and Autism. Whether you are currently a Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker or Care Worker, you will utilise your experience to support people to lead a valued and fulfilled life.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; being able to do something today that they couldn't do last week because of you.With Elysium, you'll get to experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like as you make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable people in society, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated as you're rewarded and enjoy a fulfilling role.The service operates 24/7 with 12.5 hour standard shifts. As a Healthcare Assistant on our bank you'll be on a zero hour contract, giving you the freedom to choose which shifts you want to work each week.Where you will be working:Location: Ann Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6AAAnn House provides a specialist provision with enhanced levels of support which allows people with continuing challenging behaviour 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. The service ensures people lead good and meaningful everyday lives, where they have choice and control, accessing mainstream services and facilities, engaging in work and training, in leisure opportunities, hobbies and areas of personal interest. Ann House encourages people to be as independent as possible with the long-term aim of people moving onto a more independent living setting.What you will get:
  • An hourly rate of £14.40 (inclusive of 12.07% Holiday Allowance Uplift)
  • Weekly pay!
  • Two-week paid induction
  • App access to book shifts easily and quickly
  • Free meals and parking
  • Mandatory training to ensure you are fully able to do your job at the best of your ability
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
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. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAre you an experienced Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker wanting control and flexibility to work the shifts you want?Whether you're looking for extra shifts to boost your income or a flexible job that fits around your lifestyle, if you're an experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK you can join our staff bank and, after completing a paid two-week induction, you'll have access to available shifts at Ann House in Kendall, plus the potential future option to work bank shifts regionally at other Elysium services across the region.There is no minimum number of hours that you need to work, although it is recommended to work as often as you can to ensure your induction knowledge and familiarity with the service is retained.Weekdays, nights and weekend shifts are regularly available, which are easy to view and book through an app. Within a few taps you'll have the shifts at Ann House secured that you want.Whether your nursing experience is from the NHS or private sector, you can join the team as a Bank Healthcare Assistant with an hourly rate that includes a 12.07% uplift to cover annual leave, plus have access to a range of benefits including free meals on duty, free parking and more.What you will be doing:You will join the team that works well together to provide care for people with Learning Disabilities and Autism. Whether you are currently a Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker or Care Worker, you will utilise your experience to support people to lead a valued and fulfilled life.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; being able to do something today that they couldn't do last week because of you.With Elysium, you'll get to experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like as you make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable people in society, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated as you're rewarded and enjoy a fulfilling role.The service operates 24/7 with 12.5 hour standard shifts. As a Healthcare Assistant on our bank you'll be on a zero hour contract, giving you the freedom to choose which shifts you want to work each week.Where you will be working:Location: Ann Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6AAAnn House provides a specialist provision with enhanced levels of support which allows people with continuing challenging behaviour 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. The service ensures people lead good and meaningful everyday lives, where they have choice and control, accessing mainstream services and facilities, engaging in work and training, in leisure opportunities, hobbies and areas of personal interest. Ann House encourages people to be as independent as possible with the long-term aim of people moving onto a more independent living setting.What you will get:
  • An hourly rate of £14.40 (inclusive of 12.07% Holiday Allowance Uplift)
  • Weekly pay!
  • Two-week paid induction
  • App access to book shifts easily and quickly
  • Free meals and parking
  • Mandatory training to ensure you are fully able to do your job at the best of your ability
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
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.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Applicants should have previous experience as a healthcare assistant, support worker, or care worker, with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide high-quality care and support to individuals with learning disabilities and autism.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Applicants should have previous experience as a healthcare assistant, support worker, or care worker, with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide high-quality care and support to individuals with learning disabilities and autism.

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