Job summary
Thank you for taking an interest in our Healthcare Assistant. We hope that you find this overview useful and look forward to receiving your application.
HMP Elmley Isle of Sheppey 'B' Remand 1,200 (male) 24/7 Inc. Inpatient Unit
HMP Swaleside 'B' High Security 1,200 (male)
HMP Standford Hill 'D' Open 500 (male) Standard
HMP Rochester/Cookham Wood Rochester 'C' 650 (male) 24/7
HMP Maidstone Maidstone 'C' 500 (male) 24/7
HMP E Sutton Park 'D' Open 100 (female) Standard
The seven prisons are located across three estates, Isle of Sheppey, Rochester and Maidstone, with the Isle of Sheppey prisons being with a few minutes' walk from each other and East Sutton Park approximately 7 miles from Maidstone.
Main duties of the job
External Bank Healthcare Assistant Applications - Kent Prisons
Thank you for your interest in joining our Staff Bank.
Our Healthcare Assistants work collaboratively with our Registered Healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality nursing care to patients in prison.
As a HCA you will be providing physical care to patients according to their written care plans which will include taking observations, ECG's and carrying out basic wound care.
Lone working is required, and you will also be involved in responding to emergency situations.
You will also have the opportunity to undertake an extended role such as running patient focused health promotion activities and programmes.
About us
Oxleas - About Us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives.
Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We're Kind
We're Fair
We Listen
We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Task and Responsibilities
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 considers the physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of individuals and groups
Delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including patient self-help programmes) in support of a registered healthcare professional
Assisting patients to attain optimal physical health and assisting with physical procedures in alongside a registered healthcare professional Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning.
Clinical
To work as directed by a registered nurse, providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan. Typical duties include:
-Carrying out ECGs
-Phlebotomy -Basic wound care -NEWS2
-Assess patients using NEWS2
-Blood glucose monitoring
-Taking patients weight and other measurements
Assisting in emergency call outs and instigating emergency procedures when appropriate
Being second checker on medication rounds
Ordering and maintaining stock
Ensuring treatment rooms are clean, tidy and well stocked Appropriate escalation to registered healthcare professionals
Using appropriate templates in SystmOne to document contemporaneously and accurately
Maintaining patient confidentiality and security
Adhering to all organisational and prison policies, procedures, and guidelines
Ensuring good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff
Developing an understanding of and demonstrating use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice
Custodial Responsibilities
Assume 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.
Communication
Routinely communicate effectively with patients and working to overcome barriers to understanding (ie patients with physical or mental health conditions or learning disabilities)
Develop 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, Integrated Primary Healthcare Services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Task and Responsibilities
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 considers the physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of individuals and groups
Delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including patient self-help programmes) in support of a registered healthcare professional
Assisting patients to attain optimal physical health and assisting with physical procedures in alongside a registered healthcare professional Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning.
Clinical
To work as directed by a registered nurse, providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan. Typical duties include:
-Carrying out ECGs
-Phlebotomy -Basic wound care -NEWS2
-Assess patients using NEWS2
-Blood glucose monitoring
-Taking patients weight and other measurements
Assisting in emergency call outs and instigating emergency procedures when appropriate
Being second checker on medication rounds
Ordering and maintaining stock
Ensuring treatment rooms are clean, tidy and well stocked Appropriate escalation to registered healthcare professionals
Using appropriate templates in SystmOne to document contemporaneously and accurately
Maintaining patient confidentiality and security
Adhering to all organisational and prison policies, procedures, and guidelines
Ensuring good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff
Developing an understanding of and demonstrating use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice
Custodial Responsibilities
Assume 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.
Communication
Routinely communicate effectively with patients and working to overcome barriers to understanding (ie patients with physical or mental health conditions or learning disabilities)
Develop 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, Integrated Primary Healthcare Services.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a clinical setting (hospital, secure, or GP practice
- Experience and knowledge of providing care i.e., providing patient care, carrying out tests/observations
- Experience of facilitating /planning /supporting groups in a healthcare setting i.e., health improvement/smoking cessation/ activities
- Experience of being able to work within policy frameworks in a regulated patient care setting
Skills
Essential
- Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
- Ability to assess risk and care plan effectively, whilst understanding the needs and rights of people
- To take responsibility for clinical equipment/resources with which you are allocated as well as patient property and valuables
- Participate in any audits, research projects.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a clinical setting (hospital, secure, or GP practice
- Experience and knowledge of providing care i.e., providing patient care, carrying out tests/observations
- Experience of facilitating /planning /supporting groups in a healthcare setting i.e., health improvement/smoking cessation/ activities
- Experience of being able to work within policy frameworks in a regulated patient care setting
Skills
Essential
- Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
- Ability to assess risk and care plan effectively, whilst understanding the needs and rights of people
- To take responsibility for clinical equipment/resources with which you are allocated as well as patient property and valuables
- Participate in any audits, research projects.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
