Primary Care Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Peterborough is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to provide essential health care services in a prison setting. Responsibilities include delivering 24-hour care, conducting clinical assessments, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have a completed Care certificate and experience in healthcare settings. This role offers opportunities to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives and the community.

Qualifications

• Experience within the existing role is essential.
• Must be able to perform wound care and phlebotomy.
• Awareness of medication management required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive range of needs-based health care services.
• Work closely with the healthcare team to provide quality care.
• Complete clinical observations and medication rounds.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Team working

Triage skills

Autonomous working

Medication management

Education

Completed Care certificate

Job description

Overview

NHFT are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to work within Primary Healthcare within HMP Peterborough to deliver a comprehensive range of needs-based health care services to patients. This involves providing 24-hour care by working a range of shifts including days and weekends to suit the needs of the service.

The closing date is 29 September 2025

Main duties of the job

The Primary Healthcare provision at HMP Peterborough is provided by Northamptonshire Foundation Trust. The team consists of nurses, HCAs, Chronic disease nurses, Sexual health and General Practitioners. 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.

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 all areas working with people to maintain and lead law-abiding lives.

About us

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 we work with and those who work with us. 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 whose 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.

Job 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.

Person Specification

Healthcare assistance experience

• Completed Care certificate
• Able to 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
• Experience within the existing role

Meet the criteria of questions

• Why have you applied for the role and What skills and experience does the applicant have
• Achieved experience
• Demonstrate the leadership behaviours
• Progression and learn new skills
• Prison Experience

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust