Job summary
This is an opportunity to join an experienced and qualified team that supports people with mental health conditions. As a Senior Support Worker, you will play a key role in helping service users to lead a full and valued life, assisting them with daily activities, promoting independence, and contributing to their recovery journeys. The role offers the chance to develop your skills and advance your career, with a range of training and development opportunities available through Elysium Healthcare.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Support Worker, you will join a team that supports adults with complex mental health needs in a step-down service between Three Valleys Hospital and independent living. Your responsibilities will include assisting service users with daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and personal care, as well as contributing to their individual recovery plans, promoting independence, and supporting community-based rehabilitation. You will also be involved in writing and updating care plans, recording electronic notes, and liaising with external healthcare services. The role may require independent lone working, medication administration, and contributing to Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings, so previous experience in these areas is desirable.
About us
Elysium Healthcare is an established and stable company with over 8,000 employees, offering a unique approach to the delivery of care. As part of the Ramsay Health Care group, which has a global network across 10 countries, Elysium Healthcare provides opportunities for growth and development within a wide range of mental health, neurological, learning disability, and autism services across England and Wales.
Date posted: 10 April 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £25,057.50 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 1272863051
Job locations: Elysium Healthcare, Keighley, BD20 7JS
What you will be doing
You will join the qualified and experienced team that supports people with mental health conditions. We are a step-down service between Three Valleys Hospital and Independent Living, supporting service users who are ready to leave the hospital setting but do not quite have the full life skills to live on their own in the community. Whether you have been a Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker or a Care Worker, you can utilise your experience to support people to lead a valued and fulfilled life. We have a 4-tier working structure and all Senior Support Workers are on one level. You will report to a Team Leader with the Registered Manager and Deputy on-site daily who can be approached for support, questions and anything else you will need. The last staff survey identified that at our staff answered yes to the question ‘I feel well supported by my line manager. You will work across all four houses and encourage our Service Users to lead a full and valued life, helping them to live more independently, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It can at times be a challenging environment, but regular feedback from staff is that it is hugely rewarding to see people improve; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week - because of you. As a 24/7 service the standard shift pattern is on a rolling two-week basis covering days, nights and weekends. Overtime is also available and occasional flexibility can also be offered.
Senior Support Worker duties include:
* Assist Service Users with their day-to-day activities i.e. Cooking, cleaning, washing, some personal care
* Contributing to individual recovery journeys
* Promoting independence and empowerment
* Writing and updating care plans
* Recording Service User electronic notes
* Promoting activities and supporting Service Users with in-house and community-based rehabilitation
* Issuing Medication
* General duties such as admin, cleaning, stock ordering, contacting external healthcare services
The role in some of our community houses involves independent lone working, medication administration and contributing to CPA’s, therefore some previous knowledge and experience in these areas are required.
As a Senior Support Worker you will have:
* Experience as Senior Support 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
* Deal with challenging behaviours
* Have a positive and professional approach
* Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
* Be local or within commutable distance
Where you will be working:
Location: Steeton, Sutton-In-Craven and Cowling, Yorkshire. With 21 beds across four community houses and situated in the semi-rural areas of Steeton, Sutton-In-Craven and Cowling, our care homes are ideally located for safe, structured and gradual reintegration into the community. A driving licence is not essential for the role, but due to the location of the services, please ensure that you are able to commute on public transport if living out of area. Many existing staff that live in and around Keighley, Steeton and Colne use public transport very successfully. Day shifts start at 7:35am.
What you will get:
* Annual Salary of £25,057.50
* 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.
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