Break into prison healthcare! Are you looking for a new challenge in an environment where no two days are the same? This is a part-time role, working 22.5hrs per week.Patient care is at the centre of what we do and we are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and committed health care professional who wants to make a difference to our patient's lives. We provide primary care, GP surgery provision alongside access to mental health and substance misuse services.Prisons are challenging yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you want a role where you can develop your existing skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this is it! As a DART health care assistant, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, whilst being a support and resource to other staff.You will be working as part of a larger multi-disciplinary team, alongside the substance misuse team and mental health teams. There are great opportunities for training and development and the opportunity to work with interesting patients and learn new skills. If you are self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing plenty of initiative when it comes to handling a wide range of situations, then this could be the right role for you!
Main duties of the job
As a DART Healthcare Support Worker your main duties will be:
* Urine and drug screening
* Sedation toxicity checks
* Second checking for meds administration
* Dry Blood Spot Testing
* 13 week Reviews
* All aspects of daily care
* Wound care
* Venepuncture
* ECG's
* Supporting other staff
* NHS Health Checks
* Health promotion
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
We are seeking an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge
* Access to NHS Pension
* Annual leave on your Birthday
* Refer a friend scheme
* Training and Development opportunities
* Flexible Working
* Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
* Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Education
* NVQ level 3 in health and social care or equivalent
* OR NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.
* OR Student studying final year of the Registered Nursing Degree
Experience
* Demonstration of experience of working with people with complex health needs, in a health or social care setting.
* Knowledge of nursing standards gained through qualification or equivalent experience.
* Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures
* Understanding and application of confidentiality
* Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
* Experience of work in a multidisciplinary team setting.
* Experience in responding to emergency situations
* Experience in using SystmOne
Skills
* Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
* The ability to work effectively as part of a team, maintaining effective working relationships and mitigating conflict.
* The ability to complete tasks under delegated responsibility and ability to escalate concerns to senior clinical staff as appropriate
* Promote and support patients to manage own mental and physical needs
* Good patient assessment skills - knowledge of signs and symptoms of a range of effects on individuals.mental and physical disorders and its
* Extended scope of practice e.g., Phlebotomy, ECG etc
* Experience in simple wound care management
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum, pro rata
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