Healthcare Assistant HMP Norwich

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join their team in a prison setting. This role includes supporting healthcare professionals and ensuring the well-being of inmates. The position offers flexible 11.75-hour shifts with the opportunity for career development through specialized training programs. Applicants can expect a competitive salary and access to various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary with enhancements

Flexible working hours

Access to staff benefits scheme

24/7 well-being service

Learning and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have a caring attitude and willingness to help others.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate integrity.
• Experience with health and care services is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential support to healthcare professionals.
• Assist in the well-being and medical needs of inmates.
• Extend current practice according to Care Group policies.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our healthcare team within a prison setting. The Healthcare Assistant will play a fundamental role in providing essential support to the healthcare professionals and ensuring the well-being and medical needs of inmates within the facility.

As part of our commitment to your lifelong learning we offer the care certificate to all our unregistered health care professionals. This is the start of your education and training with us and forms part of a robust induction programme giving you the fundamental evidence-based training to support you in your role with us.

The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours we expect of specific job roles in health and social care services.

You will also have the opportunity to then build and develop your skills and knowledge through the Trainee Nursing Associate programme and qualify as an NMC registered Nursing Associate.

The role will include 11.75-hour day shifts, with flexible work days, including every other weekend, with enhancements greatly topping up the stated salary.

Shifts are between the hours of 7am and 7pm. If you were to work full time hours, you would typically work 3 days one week and 4 the other.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will:

• Extend current practice in line with HCRG Care Group policy, including the dispensing of prescribed medication under supervision
• Undertake all aspects of medicines management related activities listed below in accordance with HCRG Care Group medicines policy where appropriate training has been given and competencies have been achieved: medicine administration and understanding of supervised and in-possession medicines, ordering of medicines, safe storage of medicines, safe transportation of medicines. Attend appropriate training and maintain competencies in relevant areas
• Work in partnership with clients ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained
• Assist in promotion of health and wellbeing of clients
• Undertake clinical interventions as delegate by a senior team member

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

You will feel valued as a HCA with HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Competitive salary with weekend enhancements and group pension
• Flexible working to provide you with that true work / life balance
• Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
• Access to Reward Gateway - our staff benefits scheme which grants you access to premium offers and discounts on practical spending at national supermarkets and well known retailers as well as special treats like Virgin Experience Days and Leisure Vouchers
• Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
• We are pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
• A committed Learning and Development team who work closely with Universities and Health Education England to further your potential and support your progression
• Access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills, bespoke career pathways and opportunities continuing your professional development

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.