Healthcare Assistant HMP Norwich
The closing date is 08 October 2025
Job summary
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our healthcare team within a prison setting. The Healthcare Assistant will play a fundamental role in providing essential support to the healthcare professionals and ensuring the well-being and medical needs of inmates within the facility.
As part of our commitment to your lifelong learning we offer the care certificate to all our unregistered health care professionals. This is the start of your education and training with us and forms part of a robust induction programme giving you the fundamental evidence-based training to support you in your role with us.
The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours we expect of specific job roles in health and social care services.
You will also have the opportunity to then build and develop your skills and knowledge through the Trainee Nursing Associate programme and qualify as an NMC registered Nursing Associate.
The role will include 11.75 hour day shiftswith flexible work days. Includingevery other weekend with enhancements greatly topping up the stated salary.
Shifts are between the hours of 7am and 7pm. If you were to work full time hours, you would typically work 3 days one week and 4 the other.
Main duties of the job
Within this role, you will:
- Extend current practice in line with HCRG Care Grouppolicy, including the dispensing of prescribed medication under supervision
- Undertake all aspects of medicines management related activities listed below in accordance with HCRG Care Group medicines policy where appropriate training has been given and competencies have been achieved: medicine administration and understanding of supervised and in-possession medicines, ordering of medicines, safe storage of medicines, safe transportation of medicines. Attend appropriate training and maintain competencies in relevant areas
- Work in partnership with clients ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained
- Assist in promotion of health and wellbeing of clients
- Undertake clinical interventions as delegate by a senior team member
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
29 September 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£23,875 to £23,875 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/13082/17134
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4LU
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4LU
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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