Healthcare Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Clinical

Responding to the needs of patients in an honest, non judgemental and open manner, which respects the rights of individuals and groups.

Actively engaging with patients in the provision of holistic, needs-led care which takes into account the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of individuals and groups.

Demonstrates a commitment to equal opportunities for all people.

Demonstrates a knowledge of the term professional boundaries and how to applying this to working with patients, offenders and others.

Responding to the needs of people sensitively with regard for age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and disability, especially regarding patient privacy and dignity.

Understanding the need for promoting health & well-being and the delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including patient self-help programmes) in support of a registered nurse.Understanding the need for and assisting patients to attain optimal physical health and assisting with physical procedures in support of a registered nurse.

Demonstrating good verbal and non-verbal communication skills

Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning

CommunicationDevelop and maintain inter-disciplinary and inter-agency working with all relevant agencies and organisations as directed

Develop and maintain close working partnerships with HMPS, Prison Governors and Heads of Prison Services, Forensic Services, Probation Services, Crown Prosecution Service, Police and all other non-statutory agencies that are integral to prisoner/patient care and offender management.

Undertake other duties agreed in conjunction with registered staff, West Kent Integrated Primary Healthcare Services

Custodial ResponsibilitiesAssume personal responsibility for the security of issued keys.Understand and comply with prison orders, procedures, and instructions in your area of work.

Comply with all security requirements.Respond to any situation or circumstance that might indicate a threat to security of the establishment or to the safety of an individual, completing Incident, Security, Injury, or other reports as appropriate.

Report breaches of order and discipline including reporting and recording untoward incidents according to local protocol.

Contribute to effective risk assessment and management procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Care experience NVQ 3
• Able to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
• To meet the numeracy, literacy and clinical competency requirements of the role

Experience

Essential

• Experience of facilitating /planning /supporting groups in a healthcare setting i.e., health improvement/ smoking cessation/ activities.
• Physical skills to support working in a prison setting i.e., providing patient care, carrying out tests/observations.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess risk and care plan effectively, whilst understanding the needs and rights of people.
• Participate in any audits, research projects
• To take responsibility for clinical equipment /resources with which you are allocated as well as patient property and valuables.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Standford Hill

Church Rd

Eastchurch, Sheerness

ME12 4AA

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)