Elysium Healthcare
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Support Worker – Ballington House, Leek, Staffordshire
Are you a naturally caring and experienced Support Worker in the UK looking to make a fulfilling difference in someone’s life?
At Ballington House in Leek, we’re seeking compassionate professionals to support our inclusive team in delivering outstanding mental healthcare.
About the Role
If you thrive in a supportive, role-centred environment and want to contribute to positive change in people’s lives through recovery, this could be your next career step.
You’ll be part of a team dedicated to empowering individuals with complex mental health conditions, actively supporting them through each phase of their recovery journey.
A dynamic mix of daily tasks includes:
- Engaging with service users in ongoing conversations and interactions
- Supporting individuals in daily living tasks and community involvement
- Striving towards treatment and recovery goals alongside multidisciplinary support
- Documenting progress, updating records, and supporting incidents as required
- Offering drive and personality to mealtimes, housekeeping, and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment
This role carries emotional weight and challenges, requiring empathy, resilience, and a proactive determination. Yet seeing the impact of your work—knowing you’ve enabled incremental steps towards a more fulfilled life—is undeniably rewarding in itself.
Shift Pattern: 12.5 hours/day, 3-4 days/week, including nights and weekends (~37.5 hours/week).
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Where You’ll Be Working
Ballington House is a 13-bedded mental health rehabilitation hospital in Leek, Staffordshire (ST13 5LW), specialising in supporting women with complex mental health needs across three key phases:
- Assessment phase (accepting help)
- Rehabilitation phase (believing, trying, and learning)
- Community phase-out (self-reliance)
The pathways evolve through controlled progression across the hospital’s three levels, supporting service users from admission through independent recovery.
As a member of Ballington House’s multidisciplinary team, you’ll collaborate closely with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, and support staff to create individualised recovery plans.
The Care Worker Package at Elysium Healthcare
Here at Elysium Healthcare, we prioritise the individuals who prioritise patient care. Our comprehensive employee benefits ensure you feel valued, supported, and rewarded:
✅ Annual salary: £25,564.50 (starting point) ✅ 33 days paid annual leave (withable to convert seasonal leave time, plus birthday leave) ✅ Career development and training opportunities to advance your qualifications ✅ Rewards platform: Ely-Vate – providing exclusive savings, discounts, and online perks ✅ 24/7 GP and second medical opinion service ✅ Blue Light Card – access to Savings, insurance, entertainment trends, and exclusive benefits ✅ Life assurance plan for your security ✅ Pension contribution, fostering long-term financial stability ✅ Stream payments – instant wage access and wage management support ✅ Wellbeing support and activities to maintain balance ✅ Cost-of-living support, discounts on meals and parking ✅ Enhanced maternity package
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About Your Next Employer – Elysium Healthcare
Broadening Your Impact
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, an international healthcare network spanning 10 countries and employing 86,000+ personnel. Within the UK alone, Elysium offers over 80 services across Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, giving you opportunity to grow your experience and skill set across therapeutic care pathways.
Supporting Accessibility and Equity
- Safer recruitment practices to ensure integrity
- Disability Confident employer and inclusive recruitment
- Mandatory safeguarding policy for all employees
In essence, *this role fosters transparent environments where:sections promote a safe, empowering journey for both care providers and service users.
Recruitment Criteria
All candidates must undergo DBS disclosure prior to enrolment.
Ready to join a trusted professional community while making a difference?
Apply today to explore opportunities at Ballington House, Leek.
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