Healthcare Assistant

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust ,
Wandsworth, Greater London
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NURSING JOB ADVERT - Band 3 Are you looking for a challenge? Do you enjoy variety and dealing with complex patients? Do you want to make a difference? We have a number of exciting and challenging new posts in the Offender Healthcare Service at HMP Wandsworth. This is a unique opportunity to be part of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and to work at one of the largest prisons in the UK. You will assist us to provide excellent primary care and substance misuse services for our population. Offenders are a challenging population group to work with and they often have complex healthcare needs. Offenders often have chaotic lives in the community and a history of poor engagement with community healthcare services. With high rates of substance misuse and mental health problems, this is a real chance to make a difference. You will be joining us at an exciting time and be involved in the implementation of a Health and Wellbeing Model to improve offender healthcare. You will join our established team of healthcare assistants across the prison. This includes assisting the primary care and substance misuse nursing teams in clinics, inpatient unit, reception, secondary screening and daily substance misuse observations. You will be supported by our friendly tem of healthcare staff in an environment where no two days are the same. You should possess good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. A kind, caring, compassionate and professional attitude is essential, along with being able to work in a busy environment. All applicants will be expected to take a literacy and numeracy test and only applicants who pass this test will be interviewed. For further details please contact: Primary Care Clinical Lead: Victoria Seth - v.seth@nhs.net Substance Misuse Clinical Lead: Ronnie McLinden - ronald.mclinden@nhs.net For further details / informal visits contact: For further details please contact: Primary Care Clinical Lead: Victoria Seth - v.seth@nhs.net Substance Misuse Clinical Lead: Ronnie McLinden - ronald.mclinden@nhs.net Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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