Healthcare Assistant

About The Role
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+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the team at HMP Wakefield, a Category A male prison in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. This role offers excellent developmental opportunities and is a great environment to build on your experience and gain new skills!
This role sits within our Inpatients Unit, which has capacity of 14, and involves physical care, social care, end of life care, palliative care etc. 
 
Hours:
 
This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, working a variety of shifts between Monday and Sunday.
Shifts are 12 hours, and are:
7am - 7:15pm / 7pm - 7:15am
The role involves nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis - working around 2 weekends per month
 
Salary:

This position is full time , you’ll receive an annual salary of up to £28,690 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

What you'll be doing
As our new Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:
Work within the Inpatients Unit, looking after patients who are too unwell to be on the wings, including mental health patients
Deliver various types of care across the unit - social care, end of life, palliative, personal care etc
Respond to emergency situations as required when working nights
Support with PEG feeds, dressings, bloods, ECGs etc
Carry out risk assessments and care planning
Act as a second checker in pharmacy as required
You will support the registered nurse in association with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received whilst promoting safe patient care and be willing to develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service deliveryIf you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

Company pension scheme
25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
Excellent long-term career prospects
24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you
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 embrace diversity
we strive to do things better togetherWe 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.
Our new Healthcare Assistant will:
Ideally hold an NVQ Level 2/3 in Health & Social Care - this is not essential
Have care experience, whether from a hospital, secure setting or a care home
Any clinical knowledge (bloods, ECGs etc) would be a bonus
Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach 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 right opportunity for you