Health Care Support Worker
There are so many choices for health care support workers today- working in acute medicine, specialist high dependency, emergency medicine and now, more and more jobs within a community setting but have you ever thought about the experience you could gain from working in a prison setting?
Working in a secure estate, offers such a unique experience for health care support workers who have an interest in developing skills in the management of people experiencing multiple disadvantages, people with lived experience of trauma, substance dependency and often homelessness.These individuals present with a huge variety of complex physical and psychological needs and require care and compassion from nurses and healthcare support workers who are focused to deliver a holistic and truly patient centred care.
Working as part of a collaborative team of healthcare and prison staff, you can make a real difference to peoples lives. Patient Quote since I arrived in HMP Cardiff all the healthcare staff have helped me sort my health issues out, and now I have a fighting chance of staying in the community when I leave.What we want for our prisoners: Compassion and non-judgemental care Access to equivalent care In return for the above, we can offer health care support workers: A full induction programme supported by one of our experienced team members A designated mentor from one of our experienced team members