Healthcare assistant - Bedford
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Health care assistant position at Yarl's Wood IRC. We are seeking an individual who is enthusiastic, compassionate, flexible, and creative in their approach and can work alongside nursing staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality and effective nursing support.
Yarl's Wood IRC is an immigration removal center with a total operational capacity of 410. This role is to work as a healthcare assistant as part of the Healthcare team, providing nursing care and support to residents and the healthcare team, ensuring safe working practice in a secure environment in accordance with the IRC and Home office rules, detention service orders (DSO).
Please note that the home office has applied restrictions to obtain clearance to work in a secured setting . Therefore applicants will only be considered if they have been resident in the UK for more than 5 years
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:- Undertake clinical observations, report abnormalities and document on System One accurately
- Follow appropriate infection prevention and control guidelines in order to protect themselves, colleagues and residents
- Assist in the provision of clinics including phlebotomy, ECGs and smoking cessation in line with their skills & proficiencies
- Participate in resident screenings with healthcare colleagues
- Be able to maintain accurate, timely and legible records of resident’s care, including data input and statistical information, as required
- To contribute to the ordering, distribution, stock control and maintenance of Healthcare equipment and resources
- Will participate in booking appointments, assist in the scanning of resident’s information and to participate in all aspects of Healthcare admin duties
- Participate in health promotion events
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible.This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria- Knowledge of clinical observations, reporting abnormalities and document
- A good understand of SystmOne
- knowledge of assisting with clinics including phlebotomy, ECGs
- Knowledge of booking appointments, arranging follow ups
- Strong communication skills, and able to escalate concerns
- Previous experience of working within an NHS setting
- assist with stock taking, ordering, and maintenance of Healthcare equipment
- Knowledge of running or supporting with smoking cessation clinics
- Be able to work independantly under the guidance of the qualified nurses
- be able to conduct new arrival screenings under the guidance of the qualified nurses
- Participate in health promotion events
Desirable
Desirable criteria- assist with stock taking, ordering, and maintenance of Healthcare equipment
- Be able to work independantly under the guidance of the qualified nurses
- Knowledge of running or supporting with smoking cessation clinics
- Participate in health promotion events
- be able to conduct new arrival screenings under the guidance of the qualified nurses
Important Information
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours.Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.