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Equilibrium Healthcare. Where incredible people provide exceptional care.
At Equilibrium Healthcare we put people first, working as one community across four services. Together, we help our service users and tenants be as independent as possible.
If you’re looking to turn care into a career, or you currently work in care and you’re seeking a new challenge, join our team and change lives every day.
Careers at Equilibrium Healthcare
We support people with a wide variety of conditions across our services from dementia to enduring mental health, and learning disabilities to complex mental health. Our role is to promote service user independence and maintain their dignity and respect.
Whether you join us as a nurse, support worker or clinical specialist, you’ll be helping to change lives for the better.
Nursing Careers
Every day is different and filled with unique experiences. Our nurses adeptly handle a fast-paced and dynamic setting, consistently upholding the high level of care that we take pride in.
Our team of diverse and high-performing nurses is expanding, and we are seeking more individuals who are both enthusiastic and compassionate to further strengthen our team.
Care Careers
Support workers are the compassionate heart of our team. The empathy, honesty, and kindness they bring are essential in delivering and enhancing the exceptional care we aim for.
We are looking for more individuals to strengthen out evolving support team, providing full training to ensure you excel in role and feel fully supported through any new challenges.
More Careers
We have a number of non-clinical support roles that are crucial for the smooth functioning of each of our homes.
We offer a wide range of opportunities, encompassing positions in housekeeping, domestic assistance, culinary services, maintenance, administrative support, and key central roles in finance, human resources, and recruitment.
Professional Development
Helping you to grow
Our aim at Equilibrium Healthcare is to support your career goals. We believe in letting people grow and advance their career in care, in ways that motivate and encourage them. We care about your professional objectives and are dedicated to helping you achieve them at every stage.
We invest in our employees and are committed to supporting their long-term career goals. We provide specialist training and construct professional pathways including nurse preceptorships, and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) support, to higher education opportunities such as doctorate-level credentials.
Join an organisation that values your career as much as you do, and invests in you.
Our ground-breaking benefits set a new sector benchmark, rewarding staff for the life-changing work they do.
Pioneering benefits and support
- Paid breaks
- Birthday day off
- Ongoing training
- Comprehensive induction
- Revalidation support
- Free onsite parking
- NMC fees reimbursement
Time and a half payment. Double pay on Christmas Day.
Free meal at lunchtime when on shift at Moston Grange, Oakland House or Bridging Point.
A voucher and work anniversary day off for each 5 years of service.
Payment for any full or part time candidate recommendation upon successful completion of their probationary period.
Free eye test and/or discount vouchers on eyewear.
Reimbursement of your annual Blue Light Card fees.
Learning and Development
Empowering our people
At Equilibrium Healthcare, we believe great care starts with great training. That’s why our in-house Learning & Development team delivers service-specific courses tailored to the needs of our teams.
In 2023/24 alone, 4,549 courses were completed or attended, with our training elevated by partnerships with nine world-leading training organisations. From specialist skills to leadership development, we ensure our people are trained to be the best.
When you join us, you’re not just part of a team—you’re part of a learning journey.
Inclusive culture
Our culture
We are united in our core beliefs, championing inclusion and celebrating differences. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the multicultural communities we serve. We foster a workplace that flourishes without fear or prejudice irrespective of age, ability, race, gender, sexuality, identity, or religion. We are proud to be inclusive.
We employ individuals who share our values, strive to change our thinking and are proud to be part of something bigger.
We believe that diversity is the biggest driver of change. We empower every member of our Equilibrium Healthcare family to have a voice and be heard in our organisation.
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Our people love everything we do
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Frequently asked questions
You can find all of our vacancies via our Job Search function at the top of this page. This will take you through to a page where you can register your details and interest in our vacancies. Once completed, you will receive an email with a Link to our Application Form. Please complete the Application Form fully (CV and covering letter optional) . We don’t foresee you running into any problems with the application process, but if you do, please email us at [email protected]
At Equilibrium Healthcare, we have a team of dedicated and experienced recruiters who have an in-depth knowledge of healthcare and our services. We work closely with the hiring managers on all of our candidate applications.
You should have received confirmation of your application via email. We endeavour to reply to all candidates within 7 days of applying. If you haven’t heard from us after this time, then unfortunately you have not been successful.
If you have any queries please contact the recruitment team at [email protected] who will be happy to provide you with an update.
For those who have applied to work in one of our services: Following a successful application, a member of the recruitment team will be in touch to invite you to attend a face-to-face interview. At this interview, you will have the opportunity to meet your potential line manager and potentially service users and tenants.
The interview process for head office/central roles is dependent on the position.
Due to the number of Applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every Application. If you have not heard from us within 7 days of your application then unfortunately you have not been successful.
Welcome to the team! If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment with us, highlighting the key terms of your offer including your job title and hourly rate or salary.
You will be contacted by a member of the recruitment team to complete the necessary compliance and onboarding documentation. This includes documents such as your Right to Work and Health Questionnaire, DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service), and references covering the last three years of your employment.
Absolutely. We advise you to utilise any feedback received for future applications.
Yes, due to the nature of our organisation, applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check at the appropriate level for their role before commencement of employment.
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this question. Sometimes a DBS can be received within 2-3 weeks. On other occasions a DBS can take months. This is however out of our control and we would ask that you bear with us during this process and thank you for you patience.
Equilibrium Healthcare works in line with the NHS Safer Recruitment Practice and requires at least three years of work history together with a care reference if you have previously worked in care.
Unfortunately, at this stage we do not provide sponsorship. But this may change in the future, so please check back here in the future.
Yes, we encourage our teams to work across our four Greater Manchester services.