Healthcare Assistant

Practice Plus Group • Chesterton • Human Resources
Contract Mid

Description

About The Role

Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
• MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the team at HMP Bullingdon - a Category B male remand and resettlement prison near Bicester.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team, and work in a varied environment, where you will gain experience across all pathways - primary care, mental health and substance misuse including emergency response, working on the wings, clinics, health promotion, and more! No 2 days are the same in this challenging, yet rewarding and supportive environment.

Hours

This is a full time role, an average of 37.5 hours per week, working a variety of shifts between Monday and Sunday. This role involves working weekends and nights.

Shift patterns are - 07.30 - (phone number removed) - (phone number removed) - 7.30

Rota available 6 weeks in advance.

Salary

This position is full time , you’ll receive an annual salary of £27,543 - £31,789 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?
• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

What you'll be doing

As our new Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

Work across primary care, including clinics, primary care, health promotion, bloods, obs, wound care etc

Carry out induction duties, reviewing new patients to the prison and assessing, including obs, urine samples etc

Work within Early Days in Custody

Work within substance misuse and inpatients

Be involved in bloods and vaccinations clinics

Respond to emergency situations as necessary

Ensure continuity of care for all patients, and deliver outstanding care at all times

Contribute to, and implement care packages, assist with health promotion, wellbeing and clinicsIf you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It Doesn’t Stop There… We Also Offer

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays

An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development

Excellent long-term career prospects

24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated

we act with integrity

we embrace diversity

we strive to do things better togetherWe are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Our New Healthcare Assistant Will

Ideally hold a NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Healthcare

Have experience in a care setting previously - ideally from a hospital or prison setting, experience within A&E would be beneficial

Any experience in a prison / secure setting or hospital would be a bonus!

Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach - we want someone who really cares about others, and wants to make a difference Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you