Healthcare Assistant

**About The Role**:
**UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE**

**+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the Substance Misuse team at HMP Lindholme, a Category C male adult prison based in Doncaster, with operational capacity of around 900.

This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. This role offers excellent developmental opportunities and is a great environment to build on your experience and gain new skills

This role sits within our Substance Misuse team, where no 2 days are ever the same

**This role is being offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.**

**Hours**:
This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm.

**Salary**:
This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary of up to £29,723 per annum - depending on experience.

**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

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

- Carry out all aspects of patient screening - venepuncture, ECGs, urine samples, vaccinations and immunisations as required
- Be involved in the implementation of clinical care packages, phlebotomy and assessment, treatment and the evaluation of patients care
- Support the Substance Misuse Nurses with all aspects of care
- You will primarily be working within the Substance Misuse team, although may be required to carry out duties in the primary care or mental health teams, as well as second checking as needed

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.

**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

**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.

Our new Healthcare Assistant will:

- Hold a NVQ Level 2/3 qualification in Health & Social Care, or equivalent
- Have experience within substance misuse / recovery
- Have experience in a clinical care setting previously - ideally from a hospital or prison setting
- Ideally have clinical experience - venepuncture, ECGS, wound care etc
- Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach

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 healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.