Prison Healthcare Assistant: Patient Care & Support

NHS Jobs; Devizes; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom seeks a healthcare worker to deliver holistic, patient-centred care within a prison setting. You will work under a registered nurse, perform ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care, NEWS2 scoring, and essential monitoring.

This role requires using SystmOne for contemporaneous documentation, maintaining confidentiality, and adhering to prison policies. Sponsorship is not available; right to work in the UK must be demonstrated.

Qualifications

• Provide holistic, needs-led care respecting patient rights.
• Deliver health promotion activities with registered professionals.
• Assist with physical health procedures under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Carry out ECGs as directed.
• Perform phlebotomy and basic wound care.
• Monitor blood glucose and patient measurements.
• Maintain safe, clean treatment rooms and stock.
• Document with SystmOne accurately and promptly.
• Escalate to registered professionals as needed.

Skills

Patient care

Communication with patients

Risk assessment

Care planning

Teamwork

Tools

SystmOne

NEWS2

Phlebotomy

Job description

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom seeks a healthcare worker to deliver holistic, patient-centred care within a prison setting. You will work under a registered nurse, perform ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care, NEWS2 scoring, and essential monitoring.

This role requires using SystmOne for contemporaneous documentation, maintaining confidentiality, and adhering to prison policies. Sponsorship is not available; right to work in the UK must be demonstrated.