Job summary
Primary Support Worker , Band 3 Full time, Permanent
This is an exciting and challenging new post in the Offender Healthcare Service at HMP YOI/ISIS. We are looking for Primary care Support Workers.
- The post holder will assist in the overall delivery of care as determined by the Healthcare co-ordinator team and / or Nurse in Charge; to support the management, lead and co-ordinate the implementation of the care coordination model within HMP YOI/ISIS.
- Ensuring prescribed care is carried out according to the agreed care plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team. Support workers will support the Primary care team and contribute to the process of assessment and delivery of care to support ongoing development of innovative and integrated clinical practice.
- The post holder will support qualified staff in all activities relating to the delivery of high-quality patient-centred care. The post holder will work and act as a key member of the primary care team, supporting patients in achievement of core clinical outcomes.
You should possess good communication skills & the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a busy environment. A kind, caring, compassionate & professional attitude is essential.
Main duties of the job
- To support qualified staff in all activities relating to the delivery of high-quality patient centred care.
- Work and act as a key member of the team, supporting each patient in achievement of their planned outcomes.
- Set up and manage clinics for patients such as Phlebotomy, ECG, Vital signs, hearing screening test, health promotion/wellness clinic.
- To undertake an extended role such as offender-focused health promotion activities and programmes.
- Support Blood borne virus and Covid -19 screening activities.
- To work as part of the Integrated Healthcare Service, providing a range of quality services to offenders: This may include enhanced diagnostic assessment & treatment services and long-term conditions management.
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: o We're Kind o We're Fair o We Listen o We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as directed by a registered nurse.
- To provide physical care to patients in accordance with their care plan.
- Understanding the need for and maintaining confidentiality and security at all times.
- Adhering to all organisational and prison policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Ensuring good working relationships with offenders, 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
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:
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 photographicID
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).
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as directed by a registered nurse.
- To provide physical care to patients in accordance with their care plan.
- Understanding the need for and maintaining confidentiality and security at all times.
- Adhering to all organisational and prison policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Ensuring good working relationships with offenders, 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
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:
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 photographicID
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).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 Health Care qualification / ongoing training or appropriate equivalent.
- Complete secondary education or equivalent
- Able to read English and communicate verbally in writing and to a good standard
Healthcare experience
Essential
- Must be able to work unsupervised.
Skills
Essential
- Good IT skills. An understanding and experience of working with IT packages including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Good communication skills
- Clinical observations or willingness to undertake relevant training
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within a primary care, social care or mental healthcare setting
Desirable
- Understanding and or experience secure environments (prisons or forensic services)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 Health Care qualification / ongoing training or appropriate equivalent.
- Complete secondary education or equivalent
- Able to read English and communicate verbally in writing and to a good standard
Healthcare experience
Essential
- Must be able to work unsupervised.
Skills
Essential
- Good IT skills. An understanding and experience of working with IT packages including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Good communication skills
- Clinical observations or willingness to undertake relevant training
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within a primary care, social care or mental healthcare setting
Desirable
- Understanding and or experience secure environments (prisons or forensic services)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
