Healthcare Assistant - HMP Lincoln

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join the Offender Health Care Group at HMP Lincoln. The role involves providing holistic care to vulnerable inmates, ensuring healthcare concerns are managed effectively. Candidates should demonstrate experience in health or social care and the ability to offer emotional support. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on individuals' health during challenging times.

Benefits

Employee-led networks

Health and Wellbeing services

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Experience working within health or social care settings.
• Ability to provide emotional support to individuals in distress.
• Knowledge of healthcare practices in a prison setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide immediate healthcare concerns to patients.
• Facilitate safe discharge processes for inmates.
• Work with nursing teams to support patient healthcare access.
• Conduct initial assessments and screenings for new patients.

Skills

Emotional support

Holistic care

Clinical triage

Patient assessment

Job description

Overview

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has made the decision to serve notice on its offender health contracts. Over the coming months, we will be working with NHS England on the transition of the services to Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust as the new provider. We still need to recruit to these valued positions and welcome your application. But, in line with our values, honesty is important, so please note that if you are successful that in time your recruitment and/or employment would move from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, who would then be your new employer.

Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Assistant to join the Offender Health Care Group working at HMP Lincoln. HMP Lincoln is a Category B men's prison in Lincolnshire. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

Responsibilities

• As part of a small team, provide a holistic package of care to a vulnerable group of men, ensuring immediate healthcare concerns are managed.
• Ensure prescribed medications are continued and a safe discharge is facilitated.
• Offer emotional support to this group of men at an uncertain time.
• Work closely with the nursing team to support patients accessing Healthcare at HMP Lincoln.
• Contribute to a wide variety of care including initial assessment/screening for new patients, clinical triage, emergency response, and care of minor illness and injuries.
• Play an active role in providing a positive healthcare experience to patients who may have poorer health outcomes.
• Support patients to become more aware of their own health needs and offer health promotion advice and guidance.

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About Us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and host national services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer employee-led networks including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Green Champions, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.