Health Care Assistant

Integrated Care System; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a new healthcare service at Campsfield House as a Health Care Assistant. You will provide essential support in emergency situations, manage minor injuries, and assist the Primary Care Nursing team. This role is designed for individuals who are dedicated to high-quality, evidence-based care.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare environment.
• Enthusiastic and dedicated to providing high quality care.
• Competent in venepuncture and wound management.

Responsibilities

• Attend emergency response situations.
• Management and care of minor illness and injuries.
• Support the running of clinics including bloods, vaccinations, wound care.

Skills

Venepuncture

Wound management

Multi professional teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Join a new service at Campsfield House focused on providing a high-quality service to the residents. As a Health Care Assistant, you will be providing a range of support to the healthcare department.

The duties will vary depending on the needs of the department with the days priorities agreed with the Head of Healthcare and Senior Clinical Lead. You will work with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver an excellent healthcare service which is evidenced based, person-centred, and non-judgement care. You will work closely with our partners and stakeholders striving for continuous quality improvement and ensuring healthcare records are maintained in accordance with governance policies.

Main duties of the job

Attend emergency response situations

Management and care of minor illness and injuries

Complete health promotion

Be the named lead for an area of healthcare

Support the Primary Care Nursing team with all aspects of care

Support the running of clinics including, bloods, vaccinations, wound care

Assessment of patients including those who have just arrived

Be a second checker for the dispensing of controlled medication

About us

DrPA has been operating in secure environments since 2014 providing General Practitioner services and we are now growing to provide a complete healthcare service at Oakhill STC by NHS England. This will be delivered directly or through a range of specialist partners who are experts in their field. We deliver our services based on our ethos of CARE:

Compassionate care that is trauma informed and supportive

Assurance that care is evidence-based & demonstrates high quality outcomes for our patients

Respectful of peoples cultural and religious beliefs

Equitable care that is in line with the community services

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Join a new service at Campsfield House focused on providing a high-quality service to the residents. As a Health Care Assistant, you will be providing a range of support to the healthcare department.

The duties will vary depending on the needs of the department with the days priorities agreed with the Head of Healthcare and Senior Clinical Lead. You will work with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver an excellent healthcare service which is evidenced based, person-centred, and non-judgement care. You will work closely with our partners and stakeholders striving for continuous quality improvement and ensuring healthcare records are maintained in accordance with governance policies.

Duties

Attend emergency response situations

Management and care of minor illness and injuries

Complete health promotion

Be the named lead for an area of healthcare

Support the Primary Care Nursing team with all aspects of care

Support the running of clinics including, bloods, vaccinations, wound care

Assessment of patients including those who have just arrived

Be a second checker for the dispensing of controlled medication

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience working in a healthcare environment
• Enthusiastic and dedicated to providing high quality care
• Believe and work within Dr PA Secures values
• Competent in venepuncture
• Experience in wound management
• Previous experience within a secure setting
• Ability to participate in multi professional teamwork.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.