Healthcare Assistant - Primary Care

Hours Full time

Contract Permanent

Role Other Qualified Professional

Posted 25 Apr 2025

Closes 25 May 2025

Job Description

About The Role

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 HMP Wakefield, a Category A male prison in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
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 and gain new skills!

This role sits within our Primary Care team, where you will support with clinics, work with pharmacy and respond to emergency situations - no 2 days are ever the same!

Hours:

This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, working a variety of shifts between Monday and Sunday. You will work 4 shifts per week:
2 x 10.75 hours - 07:30 - 19:15
2 x 8 hours - 0745 - 16:15
Weekend work is required, and shifts are 09:15 - 17:15.

Salary:

This position is full time , you'll receive an annual salary of £24,669 - £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



What you'll be doing

As our new Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Be involved in the implementation of clinical care packages, phlebotomy and assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients care
• This role will support the Primary Care Nursing team with all aspects of care
• Support clinics - bloods, vaccinations, wound care etc
• Act as a second checker in pharmacy as required
• You will primarily be working within the primary care team, although may be required to carry out duties in the substance misuse or mental health teams
• You will support the registered nurse in association with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received whilst promoting safe patient care and be willing to develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service delivery

About The Role

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 HMP Wakefield, a Category A male prison in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
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 and gain new skills!

This role sits within our Primary Care team, where you will support with clinics, work with pharmacy and respond to emergency situations - no 2 days are ever the same!

Hours:

This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, working a variety of shifts between Monday and Sunday. You will work 4 shifts per week:
2 x 10.75 hours - 07:30 - 19:15
2 x 8 hours - 0745 - 16:15
Weekend work is required, and shifts are 09:15 - 17:15.

Salary:

This position is full time , you'll receive an annual salary of £24,669 - £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



What you'll be doing

As our new Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Be involved in the implementation of clinical care packages, phlebotomy and assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients care
• This role will support the Primary Care Nursing team with all aspects of care
• Support clinics - bloods, vaccinations, wound care etc
• Act as a second checker in pharmacy as required
• You will primarily be working within the primary care team, although may be required to carry out duties in the substance misuse or mental health teams
• You will support the registered nurse in association with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received whilst promoting safe patient care and be willing to develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service delivery

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.

It doesn't 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

What we'll look for in you

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 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, or at minimum working towards this
• Hold an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
• Have experience within phlebotomy - this is highly desirable!
• Have experience in a clinical care setting previously - ideally from a hospital or prison setting
• Have clinical experience - venepuncture, tissue viability etc
• Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach

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.

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