Healthcare Assistant (Bank)

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Healthcare Assistant to join the team on a bank basis at HMP Leeds, a busy category B prison located in Armley. HMP Leeds has capacity of around 1,100 males.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team, and work in a varied environment, where you will gain experience across primary care, including emergency response, working on the wings, clinics, health promotion, and more! No 2 days are the same in this challenging, yet rewarding and supportive environment.
Hours:
This is a bank role offering flexible hours across the week. Shifts are usually 07:30 - 19:30 / 20:30, but this can be flexible based around your availability.
Salary:

This position is offered on a bank basis and the hourly rate is £15.25
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks


What you'll be doing
As our new Bank Healthcare Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

Ensure continuity of care for all patients, and deliver outstanding care at all times
Carry out bloods, obs, ECGs etc
Work across all areas of care, including inpatients, clinics, primary care, health promotion, bloods etc
Respond to emergency situations as needed
Work holistically with your patients and other healthcare staff, including nurses, nursing associates, pharmacy etc
Deliver personalised, non judgemental care, based on patient feedback
Contribute to, and implement care packages, assist with health promotion, wellbeing and clinics
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

What we’ll look for in you
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
we act with integrity
we embrace diversity
we strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

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