Healthcare Assistant – HMP Wormwood Scrubs

Job Description

Job title: Healthcare Assistant – HMP Wormwood Scrubs

Company: Practice Plus Group

Job description: About The Role

ADD TO LIFE. EVERY LIFE

Be the person who makes all the difference

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.

As a Healthcare assistant you will work predominately in our planned care team. You will be wing based and support Pharmacy technicians in administration of medications. You will also be responsible for interventions on your wing such as taking bloods, vaccinating, completing assessments and referrals and triaging healthcare applications.

You will have the ability to develop interests in areas that are important to you and provide a varied healthcare service to our patients. You will also work across substance misuse services and provide care and assessment to those undergoing detox for drug and alcohol.

About You

Interested in professional development?

We have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career, which include both internal and external options for development and learning and access to our apprenticeship schemes.

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

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £28,000 per annum – depending on experience.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About Us

The dedicated team in the Health in Justice division of Practice Plus Group make a real difference across over 45 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres.

We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 people in these secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their history.

Practice Plus Group’s mission is Access to Excellence. Our core values are;

• 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
• patients can only access excellence if we commit to living our values in everything we do when we’re at work

If you share these values and have transferable skills we want to meet you!

Please note that offers of employment are subject to Practice Plus Group Terms & Conditions and receipt of satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and prison vetting.

Practice Plus Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Expected salary: £28000 per year

Location: London

Job date: Sat, 06 Jan 2024 02:29:27 GMT

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