Healthcare Assistant

NHS; York; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join the Primary Care team at a men's prison near York. This full-time role requires NVQ Level 2/3 in Health & Social Care and offers an annual salary of up to £28,690. Responsibilities include providing care across various areas, responding to emergencies, and ensuring patient care continuity. Ideal for compassionate professionals looking to make a difference in a unique healthcare environment.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare environment - hospital, prison, or community.
• Legal right to work in the UK.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuity of care for all patients.
• Deliver outstanding care at all times.
• Work holistically with patients and healthcare staff.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 2 / 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE and MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE. We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the Primary Care team at HMP Full Sutton. HMP Full Sutton is a Category A men's prison near Pocklington. It is a half an hour drive from York city centre. The prison is purpose built and has capacity to hold 560 men in conditions of high security.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team, and work in a varied environment, where you will gain experience across primary care, 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, 37.5 hours per week, usually 3 long shifts. Shifts are: 07:00 - 19:00 and 19:00 - 07:00. You will predominantly work day shifts Monday - Sunday, but occasional nights will be required.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary of up to £28,690 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:

• Ensure continuity of care for all patients, and deliver outstanding care at all times
• Work across all areas of care, including inpatients, clinics, primary care, health promotion, bloods etc
• Respond to emergency situations as needed
• Work holistically with your patients and other healthcare staff, including nurses, nursing associates, pharmacy etc
• Deliver personalised, non-judgemental care, based on patient feedback
• Contribute to, and implement care packages, assist with health promotion, wellbeing and clinics

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.

Benefits

• 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. 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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Our new Healthcare Assistant will:

• Hold an NVQ Level 2 / 3 in Health & Social Care, or equivalent work experience
• Experience in a healthcare environment - hospital, prison or within the community
• Have a keen interest in care - we offer lots of training and development opportunities and can help you work towards your interests and career goals
• Although not essential, your own vehicle would be beneficial due to the location of the site

Secure environments are one of 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 right opportunity for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE and MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE. We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the Primary Care team at HMP Full Sutton. HMP Full Sutton is a Category A mens prison near Pocklington. It is a half an hour drive from York city centre. The prison is purpose built and has capacity to hold 560 men in conditions of high security.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team, and work in a varied environment, where you will gain experience across primary care, 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, 37.5 hours per week, usually 3 long shifts. Shifts are: 07:00 - 19:00 19:00 - 07:00 You will predominantly work day shifts Monday - Sunday, but occasional nights will be required.

Salary: This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary of up to £28,690 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 / 3 in Health & Social Care, or equivalent work experience

Desirable

• Experience in healthcare environment - hospital, prison or community

Experience

Essential

• Experience in healthcare environment - hospital, prison or community

Desirable

• Experience in healthcare environment - hospital, prison or community

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Legal right to work in the UK and security checks will be required

Desirable

• None specified

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

Address: HMP Full Sutton, Full Sutton, York, Yorkshire, YO41 1PS

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/

£24,669 to £28,690 a year