Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant to support the Recovery Hub team across multiple prisons in the West Midlands. This full-time role includes implementing clinical care, supporting registered practitioners, and ensuring safe patient care. Ideal candidates will have an NVQ in Health and Social Care and experience in a healthcare setting. Competitive salary up to £25,000 per annum offered.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Career development opportunities

Support from the wider team

Qualifications

• 1 year experience within SMS is desirable.
• Ability to work within a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement clinical care packages and evaluate patients' SMS care.
• Support registered practitioners within the SMS Recovery Hub.

Skills

Good IT skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Experience within SMS

Education

NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant to join our Substance Misuse Recovery Hub team at HMP Featherstone, HMP Brinsford and HMP Oakwood located within our West Midlands region.

Hours

The site currently offers Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm (with some flexibility).

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £25,000 per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

Main duties of the job

As an SMS Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary.

• You will be involved in the implementation of clinical care packages, assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients SMS care.
• You will support the registered practitioners within the SMS Recovery Hub in implementing an agreed plan of care in association with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received whilst promoting safe patient care and to be willing to develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance the SMS clinical service delivery.

As a Healthcare Assistant you will be an integral part of the Recovery Hub team by bringing your clinical skills, knowledge and passion for care. The SMS Recovery Hub is a brand new innovation aimed to enhance the clinical support provided to our prisons. The SMS Recovery Hub team will provide clinical support virtually and face to face to HMP Oakwood, HMP Brinsford and HMP Featherstone. The team will consist of a Clinical Lead, Specialist SMS Nurses, NMPs and Healthcare Assistants. As well as providing clinical support to the SMS Recovery Hub team, as a HCA you will also:

• Support sites with the Assessment & discharge arrangements of our complex patients
• Support our patients in HMP Brinsford transition from the Young Offender to Adult estate for continuity of care

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we strive to do things better together
• We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all

Qualifications required

• NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care
• 1 year experience within SMS (desirable)
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• Ability to work within a busy environment
• Ability to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.