Prison Healthcare Assistant: Holistic Care & Vital Signs

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Devizes; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to join our team in supporting prisoners with holistic, needs-led care. You will work under a registered nurse to deliver high quality nursing care, take blood pressures, ECGs, and other observations, and participate in health promotion activities.

The role requires hospital or primary care experience, competency in wound care, and readiness for National Security Vetting; sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Competent at taking blood pressure, ECGs and other observations.
• Wound care knowledge.
• Experience in hospital/primary care settings.
• National Security Vetting will be required; sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering high quality nursing care to patients under supervision of a registered nurse.
• Carry out physical care per written care plan including ECGs, wound care and observations.
• Engage patients with holistic, needs-led care addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.
• Promote health and wellbeing through health promotion activities.
• Support custodial requirements and maintain patient confidentiality and safety.

Skills

Blood pressure

ECG

Patient observations

Wound care

Holistic care

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to join our team in supporting prisoners with holistic, needs-led care. You will work under a registered nurse to deliver high quality nursing care, take blood pressures, ECGs, and other observations, and participate in health promotion activities.

The role requires hospital or primary care experience, competency in wound care, and readiness for National Security Vetting; sponsorship is not available.