Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant Sheerness

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Sheerness 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

This position is based within the prison setting: 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 photographic ID 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). To assist in the delivery of high quality nursing care to patients in Kent Prisons in support of a registered nurse. Is able to work unsupervised for significant periods. To undertake an extended role e.g patient focused health promotion activities and programmes. To work as part of the Integrated Healthcare Service, providing a range of quality services to HMP Elmley. 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 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

Healthcare Assistant
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Sheerness, England
10000+ Employees
Insurance Carriers
Insurance
Related Jobs

All Related Listed jobs

Principal Research Engineer - Certification Engineer (Propulsion)
GKN Aerospace Bristol, England 37809 - 45966 GBP ANNUAL Today

Responsible for the certification planning and all certification activities for an innovative hydrogen propulsion and flight demonstration program reporting the

Executive Chef
Radisson Red Liverpool- Kitchen Liverpool, England 20191 - 34316 GBP ANNUAL Today

As an integral part of the management team, you will manage budgets and inventory, whilst working proactively to ensure guest satisfaction and the smooth

Residential Support Workers - Days (High Wycombe)
Buckinghamshire Council High Wycombe, England 22332 - 28979 GBP ANNUAL Today

Committed to working with children and young people aged 8 to 18 who present complex and often, challenging behaviours. Level of DBS check required.

Electrical Engineering Apprentice
Thames Water Utilites Reading, England 20000 GBP ANNUAL Today

We work with Basingstoke College and you will be expected to attend the campus in Basingstoke on fortnightly basis with the alternate week being virtual

Administrative Assistant
Brockley Tenants Cooperative Ltd London, England 21225 - 24000 GBP ANNUAL Today

1.2* At the first point of contact with customers / Members, either in person or on the telephone, answer enquiries (sign or via email posting where necessary