HMP Chelmsford - Healthcare Assistant

Integrated Care System; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Care System is seeking a dedicated Health Care Assistant in Chelmsford. The role involves providing high-quality patient care and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have experience in patient care, excellent communication, and teamwork skills. We are committed to transforming health and care, offering a competitive salary and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Group pension

Access to My Reward Hub

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Ongoing professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing patient care.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff.
• Flexibility to work with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care under the guidance of qualified nurses.
• Participate in the assessment process of care needs.
• Support patients attending clinics and prepare for appointments.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

As a Health Care Assistant, you'll be part of our valued team:

• Competitive salary of £23,875.00 depending on experience with group pension
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt, and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas to help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will:

• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team participating in procedures and duties in accordance with agreed standards relevant to role
• Participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation of programmes of holistic care within set standards
• 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
• Maintain close liaison with the senior team member responsible for the workload
• Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to HCRG Care Group procedures
• Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required
• Work in cooperation with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the client

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

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 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

As a Healthcare Assistant based at HMP Chelmsford, your days will be rewarding and varied. Your responsibilities will include providing high-quality patient care under the guidance of qualified nurses and therapists, setting up and preparing for clinics, and supporting patients attending clinics.

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 program, giving you the fundamental evidence-based training to support you in your role with us.

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

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 a Disclosure will be made to check for any previous criminal convictions.