Healthcare Assistant

Government of The United Kingdom; West of England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Government of The United Kingdom requires a healthcare support worker to deliver compassionate, needs-led care in a prison setting. You will support registered professionals, perform clinical tasks, and promote health while maintaining safety and infection control standards.

Responsibilities include ECGs, phlebotomy, basic wound care, NEWS2 assessments, risk assessments, and care planning. You will assist in emergencies, order and stock supplies, and keep rooms clean and well‑equipped.

Qualifications

• Provide compassionate, non-judgemental patient care.
• Deliver holistic care addressing physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs.
• Perform clinical tasks under supervision (ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care).
• Use NEWS2 for patient assessment and participate in risk assessment and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Respond to patient needs in an honest and respectful manner.
• Assist registered healthcare professionals with physical care.
• Carry out ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care and NEWS2 assessments.
• Assist in emergency call outs and emergency procedures when needed.
• Order and maintain stock; ensure treatment rooms are clean and well stocked.

Skills

Patient care

Holistic care

ECGs

Phlebotomy

Wound care

NEWS2

Risk assessment

Tools

Stock management

Job description

Key Task and Responsibilities Responding to the needs of patients in an honest, non-judgemental, and open manner, which respects the rights of individuals and groups Actively engaging with patients in the provision of holistic, needs-led care which considers the physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of individuals and groups Delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including patient self-help programmes) in support of a registered healthcare professional Assisting patients to attain optimal physical health and assisting with physical procedures in alongside a registered healthcare professional Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning. Clinical To work as directed by a registered nurse, providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan. Typical duties include: - Carrying out ECGs - Phlebotomy - Basic wound care - NEWS2 - Assess patients using NEWS2 Assisting in emergency call outs and
instigating emergency procedures when appropriate Being second checker on medication rounds Ordering and maintaining stock Ensuring treatment rooms are clean, tidy and well stocked Appropriate escalation to registered healthcare professionals Custodial Responsibilities Assume personal responsibility for the security of issued keys. Understand and comply with prison orders, procedures, and instructions in your area of work. Comply with all security requirements. Respond to any situation or circumstance that might indicate a threat to security of the establishment or to the safety of an individual, completing Incident, Security, Injury, or other reports as appropriate. Report breaches of order and discipline including reporting and recording untoward incidents according to local protocol. Contribute to effective risk assessment and management procedures. IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: Sponsorship is not available for this post. All applicants must be willing to undertake National
Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in