Healthcare Assistant

Practice Plus Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant for their team at HMP Thameside in London. You'll be responsible for supporting nurses with patient care and developing your healthcare skills in a challenging environment. The ideal candidate will have NVQ level 2/3, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate demeanor. This full-time role offers a salary up to £31,017 depending on experience, along with career development opportunities and employee benefits.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when needed

Qualifications

• Compassionate and non-judgemental approach required.
• Ability to work unsupervised while following policy.
• Experience in hospital, community, or prison environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the registered nurse in implementing patient care plans.
• Develop and apply new skills to enhance clinical service delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate approach

IT literacy

Education

NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Primary Care team at HMP Thameside, a category B prison located in London. HMP Thameside is a male prison based in North London with capacity for 1,232 inmates. This role is working within inpatients.

Job details

Salary

This is a full-time position; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £31,017 per annum depending on experience.

Hours

Full time

How we will 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 a Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Support the registered nurse in implementing an agreed plan of care in association with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received whilst promoting safe patient care
• Be willing to develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service delivery

Opportunities for development

If 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. We also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 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. 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 together
• We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications required

• NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care
• A non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• Ability to work within a busy environment
• Ability to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment

Job responsibilities and description

Secure environments are among 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 opportunity for you.

Disclosure and safeguarding

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: HMP Thameside, Griffin Manor Way, London, SE28 0FJ

Employer’s website: practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/