Healthcare Assistant

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  • Midhurst, West Sussex
  • £25,253 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
This is a Healthcare Assistant role at Elysium Healthcare's Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst, West Sussex. The successful candidate will join a supportive team providing care and support to individuals with eating disorders, helping them on their recovery journey. The role offers a competitive salary, location allowance, and a range of benefits including free meals, wellbeing support, and career development opportunities.Main duties of the jobAs a Healthcare Assistant at Middlewood Clinic, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for providing care and support to individuals with eating disorders. Your day-to-day tasks will include ward rounds, analyzing behaviors, updating patient records, and assisting with personal hygiene. The role requires a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance to navigate the challenging environment. However, the opportunity to make a positive difference in someone's life and see them improve makes it a highly rewarding position.About usElysium Healthcare is an established and stable healthcare provider with over 8,000 employees across England and Wales. They offer a unique approach to care delivery, with a network of over 90 services covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. Elysium Healthcare is part of the global Ramsay Health Care network, which extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people worldwide.DetailsDate posted18 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£25,253 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number1364205410Job locationsElysium HealthcareMidhurst, West SussexGU29 9JPJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAre 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 Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst as a Healthcare Assistant and enjoy £1,200 location allowance 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 doingYou will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Eating Disorders 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 nights and weekends. 37.5 hours per week.Where you will be workingLocation: Little Ashfield, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9JPMiddlewood Clinic provide care and treatment for men and women who have an eating disorder including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and atypical Eating Disorders. Our approach will be to restore a healthy body weight and address psychological problems during treatment.The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Middlewood Clinic will be made up of the Registered Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nurses, Healthcare Workers, Psychologist, Dietician, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker.The hospital will have 12 comfortable ensuite bedrooms and a variety of communal and recreational spaces including lounge areas, a light and airy dining room, activities room, visitors room, therapy rooms, therapy kitchen area and a lovely cottage style garden. What you will get
  • Annual salary of £25,253
  • A £1,200 location allowance!
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals
  • 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. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAre 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 Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst as a Healthcare Assistant and enjoy £1,200 location allowance 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 doingYou will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Eating Disorders 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 nights and weekends. 37.5 hours per week.Where you will be workingLocation: Little Ashfield, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9JPMiddlewood Clinic provide care and treatment for men and women who have an eating disorder including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and atypical Eating Disorders. Our approach will be to restore a healthy body weight and address psychological problems during treatment.The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Middlewood Clinic will be made up of the Registered Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nurses, Healthcare Workers, Psychologist, Dietician, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker.The hospital will have 12 comfortable ensuite bedrooms and a variety of communal and recreational spaces including lounge areas, a light and airy dining room, activities room, visitors room, therapy rooms, therapy kitchen area and a lovely cottage style garden. What you will get
  • Annual salary of £25,253
  • A £1,200 location allowance!
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals
  • 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.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • No specific qualifications are required, but experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK is preferred.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • No specific qualifications are required, but experience as a Healthcare Assistant in the UK is preferred.

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