Healthcare Assistant

Introduction

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 Castleholme Lodge 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.

You will join an inclusive and supportive multidisciplinary team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people lead a valued and fulfilled life.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will provide person‑centred care and support to residents with mental health needs. You will assist with personal care, mobility, nutrition, and daily living tasks while promoting dignity and independence. The role involves observing and reporting changes in residents’ mental and physical wellbeing, offering emotional support, following individual care plans, supporting therapeutic and social activities, maintaining accurate care records, assisting with medication prompts under nursing supervision, and helping to maintain a safe, clean, and supportive environment.

• Maintain confidentiality and comply with GDPR
• Promote diversity, equality, and inclusivity
• Undertake mandatory training (e.g. safeguarding, infection control, mental health awareness)
• Support end‑of‑shift cleaning and environmental duties in line with Infection Prevention and Control guidelines.

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.

Location:

Castleholme Lodge, 4 Bryan Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, HD2 2AH

Castleholme Lodge is situated in Huddersfield with excellent transport links to the surrounding areas.

Castleholme Lodge is a mixed Gender 20 bed Care Home with nursing, providing a range of mental health services for adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. It is part of a cluster of Elysium Healthcare services across the Yorkshire and Midlands region that work closely together in support of each other.

• Annual salary of £25,058
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave pro-rata (inc. Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work‑life balance.
• 24‑hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be
• 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.
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future

Elysium Healthcare has 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.