Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Bicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider is seeking a Healthcare Assistant for HMP Bullingdon near Bicester. In this full-time role, you will work across primary care and mental health, offering support in a dynamic environment. Candidates should ideally hold an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Healthcare and possess experience in care settings. The position includes a salary between £26,586 to £30,684 per annum and numerous career development opportunities.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing benefits

Employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting, preferably hospital or prison.
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Work across primary care and various health pathways.
• Conduct patient assessments and observations.
• Provide continuity of care for all patients.

Skills

Compassionate approach

Teamwork

Emergency response

Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Healthcare

Job description

Overview

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.

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

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.

Salary: This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary of £26,586 - £30,684 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

Main duties of the job

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 clinics

If you are interested incareer development,we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include bothinternal and external optionsfor development and learning.

It doesnt 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

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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 together

We 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 youre 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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. Salary: This position isfull time ,youll receive an annual salary of £26,586 - £30,684 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

Person Specification

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Patrick Haugh Rd

Bicester

Oxfordshire

OX25 1PZ

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

£26,586 to £30,684 a year£26,586 - £30,684 per annum - depending on experience