Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Healthcare assistant

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Health care assistant position at Yarl's Wood IRC. We are seeking an individual who is enthusiastic, compassionate, flexible, and creative in their approach and can work alongside nursing staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality and effective nursing support.

Yarl's Wood IRC is an immigration removal center with a total operational capacity of 410. This role is to work as a healthcare assistant as part of the Healthcare team, providing nursing care and support to residents and the healthcare team, ensuring safe working practice in a secure environment in accordance with the IRC and Home office rules, detention service orders (DSO).

Please note that the home office has applied restrictions to obtain clearance to work in a secured setting . Therefore applicants will only be considered if they have been resident in the UK for more than 5 years

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:*Undertake clinical observations, report abnormalities and document on System One accurately*Follow appropriate infection prevention and control guidelines in order to protect themselves, colleagues and residents*Assist in the provision of clinics including phlebotomy, ECGs and smoking cessation in line with their skills & proficiencies*Participate in resident screenings with healthcare colleagues*Be able to maintain accurate, timely and legible records of resident's care, including data input and statistical information, as required*To contribute to the ordering, distribution, stock control and maintenance of Healthcare equipment and resources*Will participate in booking appointments, assist in the scanning of resident's information and to participate in all aspects of Healthcare admin duties*Participate in health promotion events

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF423-MH-C-A

Job locations

Yarl's Wood IRC, Twinwoods business park

thurleigh road

Bedfordshire

MK441FD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

essential

Essential

Knowledge of clinical observations, reporting abnormalities and document
A good understand of SystmOne
knowledge of assisting with clinics including phlebotomy, ECGs
Knowledge of booking appointments, arranging follow ups
Strong communication skills, and able to escalate concerns
Previous experience of working within an NHS setting

Desirable

assist with stock taking, ordering, and maintenance of Healthcare equipment
Knowledge of running or supporting with smoking cessation clinics
Be able to work independantly under the guidance of the qualified nurses
be able to conduct new arrival screenings under the guidance of the qualified nurses
Participate in health promotion events

Desirable

assist with stock taking, ordering, and maintenance of Healthcare equipment
Be able to work independantly under the guidance of the qualified nurses
Knowledge of running or supporting with smoking cessation clinics
Participate in health promotion events
be able to conduct new arrival screenings under the guidance of the qualified nurses

Person Specification

essential

Essential

Knowledge of clinical observations, reporting abnormalities and document
A good understand of SystmOne
knowledge of assisting with clinics including phlebotomy, ECGs
Knowledge of booking appointments, arranging follow ups
Strong communication skills, and able to escalate concerns
Previous experience of working within an NHS setting

Desirable

assist with stock taking, ordering, and maintenance of Healthcare equipment
Knowledge of running or supporting with smoking cessation clinics
Be able to work independantly under the guidance of the qualified nurses
be able to conduct new arrival screenings under the guidance of the qualified nurses
Participate in health promotion events

Desirable

assist with stock taking, ordering, and maintenance of Healthcare equipment
Be able to work independantly under the guidance of the qualified nurses
Knowledge of running or supporting with smoking cessation clinics
Participate in health promotion events
be able to conduct new arrival screenings under the guidance of the qualified nurses

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.