Bank Healthcare Assistant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is looking for a full-time Healthcare Assistant to join their diverse team at HMP Bristol. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care, engaging with patients, and supporting medication rounds. Applicants should have experience in hospital or community care and be proficient in taking blood pressure and ECGs. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a challenging environment, with a focus on promoting health and well-being among patients.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital, primary care or community care settings.
• Competence at taking blood pressure and ECGs; knowledge of wound care is also required.
• Willingness to undertake National Security Vetting.
• Proof of right to work in the UK is a must.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering high-quality nursing care to patients with a registered nurse's support.
• Provide physical care according to care plans, including withdrawal observations and wound care.
• Engage with patients for holistic needs-led care.
• Promote health through health promotion activities.

Skills

Experience in hospital, primary care or community care settings

Competence at taking blood pressure, ECGs

Knowledge of wound care

Good communication skills

Job description

Bank Healthcare Assistant - HMP Bristol | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Bristol, BS7 8PS

Pay:

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: Yes

Closing Date: 04/03/2026

About this job

Please note the location for this vacancy is HMP Bristol, BS7 8PS. Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment?

Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient’s future resettlement back into the community.

We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

Applicants are required to have hospital/primary care or community care experience and be competent at taking blood pressure, ECGs and other observations. Knowledge of wound care is also a requirement for this post.

Responsibilities

• As a Healthcare Assistant working within the Substance Misuse Team you will assist in the delivery of high quality nursing care to patients in prison with the support of a registered nurse.
• You will be providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan, including withdrawal observations, ECGs and wound care, as well as supporting medication rounds.
• You will demonstrate good communication skills and be able to confidently liaise with other services to support the patient throughout their time in prison setting.
• You will actively engage with patients in the provision of holistic, needs-led care considering physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs.
• You will promote health and well-being through health promotion activities and programmes, responding to patients needs and assisting patients to attain optimal physical health.
• Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings, including district nursing and therapies, and mental health services.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams in partnership with the NHS, local councils, voluntary sector and provider collaboratives.

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience in hospital, primary care or community care settings.
• Competence at taking blood pressure, ECGs and other observations; knowledge of wound care.
• Willingness to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting (pre-employment checks).
• Right to work in the UK with appropriate documentation (proof of ID, address history, and any required overseas documentation).
• Address history for the past five years; where applicable, English-language police certificates for overseas residence.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed, contact the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that country. Details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website.

This advert closes on Monday 16 Feb 2026.

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