Healthcare Assistant

2 weeks ago


Devizes, United Kingdom Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To assist in the delivery of high quality nursing care to patients in BSGW Prisons in support of a registered nurse. Is able to work unsupervised for significant periods. To undertake an extended role

Patient focused with health promotion at the heart of our care

Putting the right staff in the right place at the right time - specialist posts to ensure that experience is on hand to lead and support patients e.g., leads in learning disability, long term conditions, older adults, complex case practitioners and discharge coordinators.

Designing and delivering healthcare for the unique needs of each prison.

Being highly supportive of clinical and prison staff with training and support enabling the team to work smarter and as part of an effective Multi Professional Team.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan

Being an effective communicator, observer and listener

To work as directed by a registered nurse.

Understanding the need for and maintaining patient confidentiality and security at all times.

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.

Behaving at all times in a professionally acceptable manner

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 including Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and Kent including the Isle of Sheppey, in London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in 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.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan

Being an effective communicator, observer and listener

To work as directed by a registered nurse.

Understanding the need for and maintaining patient confidentiality and security at all times.

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.

Behaving at all times in a professionally acceptable manner

Main

**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 takes into account the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of individuals and groups.

Demonstrates a commitment to equal opportunities for all people.

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


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