Elysium Healthcare
Senior Support Worker
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Senior Support Worker – Barnet Lane Clinic, Borehamwood
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 Barnet Lane Clinic in Borehamwood and provide care for people with ongoing challenging behaviour and high support needs. You will be key to supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.
About Barnet Lane Clinic
At Barnet Lane Clinic, you will have the chance to develop your skills and career while making a significant impact. With a huge range of professional training programmes, Elysium Healthcare provides the support and opportunities you need to achieve your career goals if you have the aspiration and dedication.
What You Will Be Doing
This is a challenging yet rewarding role within a supportive team dedicated to individuals with mental health conditions.
As a Senior Support Worker, your key responsibilities will include:
- Managing and overseeing shifts to ensure smooth operations and the wellbeing of all service users.
- Supervising support staff, providing guidance, and maintaining a structured working environment.
- Dealing with challenges or concerns thoughtfully and professionally.
- Organising engaging therapeutic and social activities to support personal development.
- Administering medication safely and accurately under clinical supervision.
- Maintaining strong communication with families, professionals, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Overseeing daily reports, budgets, and financial audits to ensure accountability.
- Conducting thorough H&S checks to maintain a safe environment.
Key Aspects of the Role
- Highly diverse and engaging—no two days are the same.
- Part of a specialist Complex Care and Recovery Service (CCRS), supporting adults with complex mental health needs (including autism, personality disorder, and long-term trauma).
- Requires a clinical background in supporting individuals with the aforementioned conditions.
- Shifts include days, nights, and weekends, ensuring a balanced team effort.
- Weekly hours: 37.5 hours (averaging 3-4 days per week, totaling 12.5 hour shifts each).
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Requirements & Qualifications
To excel as a Senior Support Worker, you must have:
- Proven experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in mental health environments.
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent qualification).
- Leadership skills with a strong track record in team supervision.
- Exemplary empathy and compassion—essential for building trust and supporting vulnerable individuals.
- Willingness to assist with personal hygiene support as part of holistic care.
- Outstanding people and communication skills, including conflict resolution and positive engagement strategies.
- Good humour and professionalism—able to handle challenging behaviours with resilience.
- Reliability, flexibility, and a strong work ethic.
Additional Requirements
- Must be based in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.
- Note: 20-hour Student/Part-time Work Visas are not accepted.
- Local or within commutable distance of Borehamwood/Elstree area.
Where You’ll Work
Location: Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 3QU
Barnet Lane’s Complex Care and Recovery Service (CCRS) is a specialist inpatient unit designed for adults with:
- Long-term mental health challenges.
- Complex, multi-resistant needs (stalled discharges, repeated admissions).
- Increasingly bespoke care approach beyond conventional services (e.g., beyond standard inpatient facilities).
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What You’ll Get
We take care of those who care for others. Join Elysium Healthcare and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Competitive Remuneration & Leave
✔ Annual base salary: £26,454.75 p/a ✔ 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays, PLUS birthday & flexible holiday allowance option).
Career Growth & Professional Development
✔ Training programmes and leadership expansion in roles tied to mental health specialisations. ✔ Ely-Vate – exclusive discounts, savings, and wellbeing benefits.
Wellbeing & Support
✔ 24/7 1st-Line GP access and virtual second opinions. ✔ Stream (earned wage access) for instant pay flexibility and financial support. ✔ Life Assurance to give you peace of mind with enhanced security. ✔ Maternity Package beyond statutory minimums.
D sei Contributions
✔ Company Pension Scheme with earnings contributions. ✔ Free meals and parking on-site.
About Elysium Healthcare
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global leader in care services, spanning 10 countries and employing 86,000+ people.
With 8,000+ UK employees, Elysium Healthcare specialises in:
- Adult mental health
- Neurological & organisational support
- Learning Disabilities, Autism & paediatric services
Our Commitments
✅ Safer recruitment practices – rigorous checks for all roles. ✅ Disability Confident Employer – inclusive and fully accessible hiring policies.
All staff are expected to fully embrace safeguarding principles and regularly report safeguarding were.
Join Elysium Healthcare and be part of a changing nation—where compassionate care meets continuous growth.
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