Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 300 reviews are currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Prison Healthcare Assistant to take on a new locum role. Prison clearance is essential for this role.

Prison Healthcare Assistant Pay Rate: £14.77-£16.51 per hour (assignment rate)

Location: HMP Wetherby

Contract Type: Locum - Ongoing contract

Benefits of working in a prison:

• Adding additional experience and variety to your nursing CV which will increase your application journey when applying for future roles
• Gaining prison clearance (if you don't already) which will make you more of an attractive proposition to future prison employers
• The ability to work shifts around hours that suit your lifestyle as shifts are readily available across sociable and unsociable hours
• Prison experience can often lead to rapid career progression especially within education, research and management
• Stringent training and regulations making it a safe place to work for healthcare professionals

Benefits of working with us:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experience
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

Main duties:

• Support the provision of a high standard of health care to patients in prison under the guidance of the Senior Clinical Team and Head of Health Care.
• Administer medication under a patient-specific direction with the supervision of a registered healthcare professional.
• Work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of patients with specified long-term conditions by providing quality evidence-based care.
• Working shifts that involve Constant Watch of patients that require 24/7 supervision due to risk or self-harm and other physical/mental health conditions.
• Aware of and act upon, where necessary, the procedures in place to protect vulnerable individuals.
• Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required.
• Ensure privacy and dignity are maintained.
• Support the promotion of health and wellbeing of clients.
• Undertake clinical interventions as delegated by a senior team member.

Requirements of the Prison Healthcare Assistant:

• Recent experience working as an HCA, Healthcare Assistant
• Prison clearance and experience is essential

Contact:

This Prison Healthcare Assistant job is advertised by Brandon Allen; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from: Care Assistant, Caregiver, Carer, Support Workers, Care Home Workers & NHS Care Assistants.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Healthcare Assistant role as we need to meet our clients requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.