Integrated Substance Misuse Service Healthcare Assistant

Superchem Industries; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join their Integrated Substance Misuse Service. This role involves delivering essential health care services to individuals facing substance misuse challenges within a prison environment. The successful candidate will work a variety of shifts, ensuring that patients receive the care they need around the clock. With a strong commitment to staff wellbeing and development, this organization fosters an inclusive and supportive work culture. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and have the relevant experience, this opportunity could be your next career step.

Benefits

Learning and development courses

Contributory pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Salary sacrifice scheme

Occupational Health services

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare assistance and clinical assessments is essential.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive health care services to patients with substance misuse issues.
• Provide 24-hour care, working various shifts as needed.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Team working

Triage skills

Medication management

Wound care

Phlebotomy

ECG

Education

Completed Care certificate

Job description

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

About

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire etc.

Making a difference for you, with you. Our vision, mission and values are all part of the roadmap for all we do

Our dedication to caring and making a difference doesn’t just extend to our patients, but to our staff too. Wellbeing is a Trust priority – we were the second-highest scoring Trust in the country for the Wellbeing measure on the 2018 National Staff Survey. We are actively committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to equal opportunities is reflected in our staff networks (BME - Black Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ, Disability and Working Carers). We also hold the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition scheme Silver Award, and are a Living Wage and Disability Confident employer. We offer excellent employment benefits including:

1. Large variety of learning and development courses available to staff throughout the year
2. Contributory pension scheme
3. A wide range of family friendly policies
4. Salary sacrifice scheme
5. A variety of Occupational Health services and classes
6. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays for new starters, rising with service

Don’t just take our word for it: In 2018, 72.2% of our staff recommended NHFT as a place to work, the highest score for trusts of our type. We were also honoured to win the Health Service Journal’s coveted Trust of the Year award the same year.

Key details

Location

Site: HMP Peterborough
Address: Saville Road
Town: Peterborough
Postcode: PE3 7DP
Major / Minor Region: Northamptonshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rota basis covering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week service including nights and weekends)

Salary

Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pa, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 3

Specialty

Main area: Prison services

Job overview

NHFT are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to work within Integrated Substance Misuse Service within HMP Peterborough to deliver a comprehensive range of needs-based health care services to patients with substance misuse issues. This involves providing 24-hour care by working a range of shifts including day, nights, and weekends to suit the needs of the service.

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The Substance Mis-use Team is part of the integrated Healthcare provision at HMP Peterborough. The team consists of Integrated Substance Mis-use Nurse, HCA and recovery workers. The team works closely with the Psychosocial team, Secondary Mental Health team and Healthcare Services to provide a Trauma Informed Well Being Service for residents.

The Substance misuse service (ISMS) maintains strong links to the local community with a focus on resettlement. We aim to deliver quality of life services and support people to change their lives for the better. Opportunities for learning and developing work-ready skills are on offer for all who come into custody, but our commitment to reducing reoffending in local communities does not end at the prison gate. We support people released from custody through innovative partnerships in substance misuse services working with people to maintain recovery and lead law-abiding lives.

Working for our organisation

As a health and wellbeing organisation here at team NHFT, we are dedicated to continually innovate and strive to make a difference to our community and those working for our Trust. We aim to serve the people of Northamptonshire and surrounding areas with safe, quality care. We deliver this from an understanding of our local healthcare needs, economy and the changing demands of our community.

Our mission, making a difference for you, with you, was chosen by our staff and stakeholders. It means in everything we do and through every service we provide, we want to make a positive difference in people’s lives for those we care for, those who work with us, and everyone is part of our team.

Our core strategy is to be an employer of choice, a great place to work, and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture where staff feel valued. We provide a range of NHS services including physical, mental health and specialty services provided in hospital settings and out in the community within schools, GP clinics and patients' own homes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. This includes factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility.

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly; the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Healthcare assistance experience

Essential criteria

• Completed Care certificate
• Able to conduct clinical assessments - completed clinical observations, wound care, phlebotomy, ECG
• Evidence of team working
• Evidence of triage skills
• Evidence of autonomous working
• Aware of medication management and completed medication rounds as a second checker

Desirable criteria

• Substance Misuse Experience
• Aware of Orange guidelines
• Completed RCGP level 1 for Alcohol dependence and Substance misuse

Meet the criteria of questions

Essential criteria

• Why have you applied for the role and what skills and experience does the applicant have
• Achieved experience
• Demonstrate the leadership behaviours

Desirable criteria

• Progression and learn new skills
• Prison Experience

Documents

• ISMS HCA JD (760.3) PDF KB
• Benefits (570.7) PDF KB

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Soniya Biju
Job title: Head of Healthcare Male estate
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01733 217500
Additional information: 01733 217500 ext 5502