Healthcare Assistant HMP Norwich

HCRG Care Group; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent healthcare provider in the UK 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. It offers a flexible working schedule and opportunities for professional development, including a Trainee Nursing Associate program. Candidates do not require prior care experience but should be resilient and passionate about care.

Benefits

Competitive salary with weekend enhancements

Flexible working hours

Access to well-being services

Professional development opportunities

Staff benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Resilient and passionate about delivering high-level care.
• Experience in care is not essential, but a positive attitude is important.
• Confident in using IT systems and Microsoft Office packages.

Responsibilities

• Assist healthcare professionals in providing care to inmates.
• Perform clinical interventions as delegated.
• Maintain client privacy and dignity.

Skills

Compassion

High level of care

Resilience

IT systems proficiency

Confidence in Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

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 Responsibilities

• 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 delegated by a senior team member

Additional Information

• 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
• Wagestream access to track your pay and stream earned wages into your bank account if needed
• Learning and Development team who work with Universities and Health Education England to support progression
• Access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for professional development
• Innovative culture with opportunities to contribute ideas and apply for national funding to benefit patients and service users
• Rewarding and supportive teams with opportunities to be recognised, including local and national awards and the virtual "Ask our Executives" event
• Working in an environment focused on high clinical and quality standards; many services rated good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission

Requirements / Qualifications

• You will be resilient and have a \'can-do\' attitude, be passionate about delivering a high level of care, and enjoy a role where no two days are the same
• Previous care experience is not essential
• You will be confident using IT systems and have working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Benefits and Work Arrangements

• Competitive salary with weekend enhancements and group pension
• Flexible working to provide true work/life balance
• Access to professional networks and development opportunities
• Staff benefits scheme with discounts and special offers

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's 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\'re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We\'re 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. As you\'d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.