Healthcare Assistant (Part Time)

Integrated Care System; Consett; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

An NHS service provider is seeking a part-time Healthcare Assistant to join the team at Derwentside IRC in Consett. This role involves supporting primary care staff, delivering quality care to patients, and offers excellent career development opportunities. An NVQ Level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care is required, along with prior experience in a care setting. Competitive salary between £24,669 and £28,690 pro-rata is offered.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Employee assistance helpline

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Candidates must have previous experience in a care setting, ideally from a hospital or prison setting.
• A NVQ Level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care is essential.
• Must have a caring and compassionate demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Work within the primary care team alongside Nurses and Nursing Associates.
• Provide outstanding quality based care to all patients.
• Assist with clinical observations and vaccination clinics.

Skills

Caring and compassionate approach

Experience within primary care

Ability to assist with clinical observations

Experience in a care setting

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the team at Derwentside IRC (Immigration Removal Centre), based just outside of Consett, County Durham.

This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. This role offers excellent developmental opportunities and is a great environment to build on your experience within the primary care service. The team at Derwentside are a close knit team, who are very supportive and take pride in the work that they do!

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the team at Derwentside IRC (Immigration Removal Centre), based just outside of Consett, County Durham.

This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. This role offers excellent developmental opportunities and is a great environment to build on your experience within the primary care service. The team at Derwentside are a close knit team, who are very supportive and take pride in the work that they do! Hours: This is a part time role, 22.5 hours per week, between Monday and Sunday, including days and nights. Salary: This position is parttime ,youll receive an annual salary of between £24,669 - £28,690 (FTE, this will be pro rata'd for the part time hours) - 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:

• Working within the primary care team, you will work with Nurses and Nursing Associates across the service
• Assist with clinical observations, vaccination clinics etc
• Provide outstanding quality based care to all patients
• Deliver personalised, non judgemental care, based on patient feedback
• Contribute to, and implement care packages, assist with health promotion, wellbeing and clinics
• Support the nursing and pharmacy teams onsite
• Support the mental health and substance misuse teams as necessary
• Assist with release and discharge when needed

If you are interested incareer development,we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include bothinternal and external optionsfor development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• 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. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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 a NVQ Level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care, or equivalent - a Level 3 would be a bonus!
• Have experience in a care setting previously - ideally from a hospital or prison setting
• Have a caring and compassionate approach
• Have experience within primary care
• Any experience of working with vulnerable adults would be beneficial

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre 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

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the team at Derwentside IRC (Immigration Removal Centre), based just outside of Consett, County Durham.

This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. This role offers excellent developmental opportunities and is a great environment to build on your experience within the primary care service. The team at Derwentside are a close knit team, who are very supportive and take pride in the work that they do! Hours: This is a part time role, 22.5 hours per week, between Monday and Sunday, including days and nights. Salary: This position is parttime ,youll receive an annual salary of between £24,669 - £28,690 (FTE, this will be pro rata'd for the part time hours) - 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

Person Specification

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Derwentside IRC

Corbridge Road

Consett

Co Durham

DH8 6QY

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

£24,669 to £28,690 a year£24,669 - £28,690 (FTE) per annum - depending on experience