Support Worker

Be part of making lives better as a Support Worker at The Copse in Weston-Super-Mare and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Use your knowledge, experience, and caring nature to make a positive difference to the lives of people with Mental Health conditions.  

You’ll be looked after, with a fulfilling career where you’re valued, recognised, and supported, with colleagues there for you and a culture built on kindness and teamwork.

There’s also a range of training and development options available to help you achieve your career aspirations, allowing you to grow and succeed as a Support Worker and beyond. Over 2,000 staff had a promotion last year, that’s 25% of the workforce, so the opportunities really are there.  

 What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with a range of Mental Health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recover pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.  

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, 40.25 hours per week.

Where you will be working

Location: Beechmont Close, Old Mixon, Weston-Super- Mare, Somerset , BS24 9EX

You will be working at The Copse, a rehabilitation service for men requiring a medium term placement focusing on active rehabilitation in order to progress into future community placements. Service users may or may not be detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) with a diagnosis of mental illness.

Service Users typically come from either acute or low secure hospitals, or directly from the community. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to support service .

Located within the heart of the Weston-Super-Mare community, minutes from the sea front. The Copse has excellent bus links to all the local services. The service provides a relaxed and homely setting within a modern and vibrant environment. Service users have their own private bedrooms which can be personalised. There are kitchens, comfortable lounges and dining rooms and pretty gardens to relax in.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £25,430
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• 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 are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and 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. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.