Job Summary
Are you a caring and compassionate Healthcare Support Worker? Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills in a community setting? You could be a key part of our multi-disciplined healthcare team, providing individualised care for our patients in a prison environment.
Our services include reception screening, providing agreed care packages, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, clinics such as Phlebotomy, ECG, NHS health checks, and health promotion.
You will need a good level of communication skills, be a team player and provide high standards of care to patients under the supervision of a qualified nurse/practitioner. If you have NVQ level 3 and a good level of care experience, then we could have the perfect job for you!
Main duties of the job
Working under the delegated authority of a Registered Nurse, the post holder will compliment and form a key part of the Multi-Disciplinary healthcare services, providing high standards of individualised, non-judgemental care for patients and supporting the operational requirements of delivering Prison Healthcare across Primary care, Mental Health and Substance misuse services to support the delivery of holistic care packages within our integrated services.
The post holder will undertake delegated duties covering the patient journey from reception of prisoners into prison through to their discharge through the gate. This includes reception screening, providing agreed care packages, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, appropriate clinical duties, undertaking clinics such as Phlebotomy clinics, ECG Clinics and NHS health checks, and health promotion to improve mental, physical and social needs. The post holder will also be expected to work as part of the emergency response team as required.
The post holder will have the skills to support patients showing low level mental ill health and withdrawal from illicit substances by providing support in accordance with agreed care plans.
The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our shared commitment to our values; Working Together, Integrity, Respect and Recognition, Compassion and Innovation.
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!
Benefits
* Access to NHS Pension
* Annual leave on your Birthday
* Welcome payment for some posts
* 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
Person Specification Education and Training Essential
* NVQ level 3 in Health and Social care or equivalent clinical experience
* OR NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.
* OR Student studying final year of the Registered Nursing Degree.
Knowledge and Experience Essential
* Demonstration of experience of working with people with complex health needs, in a health or social care setting
* Knowledge of nursing standards gained through NVQ qualification or equivalent experience
* Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures
* Understanding and application of confidentiality
Skills and Abilities Essential
* 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 escal concerns to senior clinical staff as appropriate
* Promote and support patients to manage own mental and physical needsAble to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities
* Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
* Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
* Experience of work in a multi-disciplinary team setting
* Experience in responding to emergency situations
* Experience in using SystmOne
* Good patient assessment skills - knowledge of signs and symptoms of a range of mental and physical disorders and its effects on individuals
* Extended scope of practice e.g., Phlebotomy, ECG etc
* Experience in simple wound care management
* Experience in monitoring and support with the management of long-term conditions
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