This is an exciting opportunity to join Elysium Healthcare as a Senior Support Worker at Rhodes Wood Hospital, where you will be responsible for providing care and support to children and young people aged 8-18 with eating disorders. You will be part of an inclusive, supportive team that works together to make a positive impact on the lives of the individuals in their care.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Support Worker, you will be responsible for organizing and overseeing the smooth running of shifts, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to challenges or concerns, and supervising support staff. Your key duties will include organizing activities, administering medication, communicating with families and professionals, overseeing daily reports and budgets, completing financial audits, and conducting health and safety checks. You will need to have a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance to thrive in this challenging yet rewarding environment. Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Rhodes Wood, and provide care for children with eating disorders. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in. At Rhodes Wood you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals. What you will be doing You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. As a Senior Support Worker, some of your key responsibilities will include organizing and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns, and supervising support staff. You will organize activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits, and complete health and safety checks. It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week. No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort. As a Senior Support Worker you will have: Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a learning disability and autism residential setting and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. 2 years minimum experience as a Healthcare worker. Leadership skills and experience. Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature. Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene. Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour. Ability to deal with challenging behaviours. Positive and professional approach. Reliability, flexibility, hard-working, and honesty. Be local or within commutable distance. You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visas cannot be accepted. Where you will be working: Join the team at Rhodes Wood Hospital providing care for children and young people aged 8-18 years with eating disorders who require residential care, working on tailored treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person. There is also an on-site Ofsted Registered school to support young people continue with their education while in hospital. Rhodes Wood Hospital is located on the outskirts of Hatfield, which is easily reachable by car. What you will get: Annual Salary of £26,000. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave– plus your birthday off! Free meals and parking in local streets. 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 Specification
Qualifications
You will need to have experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a learning disability and autism residential setting, and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. Additionally, you will need a minimum of 2 years of experience as a healthcare worker, strong leadership skills, and a caring and compassionate nature. 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.
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As a Senior Support Worker, you will be responsible for organizing and overseeing the smooth running of shifts, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to challenges or concerns, and supervising support staff. Your key duties will include organizing activities, administering medication, communicating with families and professionals, overseeing daily reports and budgets, completing financial audits, and conducting health and safety checks. You will need to have a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance to thrive in this challenging yet rewarding environment. Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Rhodes Wood, and provide care for children with eating disorders. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in. At Rhodes Wood you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals. What you will be doing You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. As a Senior Support Worker, some of your key responsibilities will include organizing and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns, and supervising support staff. You will organize activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits, and complete health and safety checks. It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week. No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort. As a Senior Support Worker you will have: Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a learning disability and autism residential setting and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. 2 years minimum experience as a Healthcare worker. Leadership skills and experience. Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature. Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene. Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour. Ability to deal with challenging behaviours. Positive and professional approach. Reliability, flexibility, hard-working, and honesty. Be local or within commutable distance. You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visas cannot be accepted. Where you will be working: Join the team at Rhodes Wood Hospital providing care for children and young people aged 8-18 years with eating disorders who require residential care, working on tailored treatment programmes designed for the individual needs of each young person. There is also an on-site Ofsted Registered school to support young people continue with their education while in hospital. Rhodes Wood Hospital is located on the outskirts of Hatfield, which is easily reachable by car. What you will get: Annual Salary of £26,000. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave– plus your birthday off! Free meals and parking in local streets. 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 Specification
Qualifications
You will need to have experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a learning disability and autism residential setting, and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. Additionally, you will need a minimum of 2 years of experience as a healthcare worker, strong leadership skills, and a caring and compassionate nature. 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.
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