Healthcare Support Worker

Practice Plus Group; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Support Worker to join their team. This full-time role involves ensuring continuity of care for patients in a secure environment, delivering compassionate and non-judgmental care. Candidates should have an NVQ Level 2/3 in Health & Social Care and experience in a healthcare setting. The position offers professional development opportunities, a company pension scheme, and a supportive environment for career growth.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Employee assistance helpline

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Hold an NVQ Level 2 / 3 qualification in Health & Social Care.
• Experience within a healthcare setting is essential.
• Any experience in primary care or inpatients would be a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuity of care for all patients.
• Work across all areas of care including health promotion.
• Deliver personalized and non-judgmental care.

Skills

Compassionate approach

Experience in healthcare

Good communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 / 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

About The Role

Unlock your best work life · Make a difference to every life

We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Support Worker to join the Primary Care team at HMP Risley, a category C prison housing around 1100 males located in the Risley area of Warrington.

This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care.

We are proud of the healthcare we deliver here, and want you to join us to continue improving our service!

Hours

This is a full time role, working an average of 37.5 hours per week. The role is mainly day shifts (incl weekends) between 07:30 - 20:30, with one week of nights every 5 weeks.

Salary

Full time, you’ll receive an annual salary of £25,557 - £29,723 per annum, depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure continuity of care for all patients, and deliver outstanding care at all times
• Work across all areas of care, including inpatients, clinics, primary care, health promotion, bloods etc
• Respond to emergency situations as needed
• Work holistically with your patients and other healthcare staff, including nurses, nursing associates, pharmacy etc
• Deliver personalised, non judgemental care, based on patient feedback
• Contribute to, and implement care packages, assist with health promotion, wellbeing and clinics

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Our new Healthcare Support Worker will:

• Hold an NVQ Level 2 / 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, or equivalent
• Have experience within a healthcare setting – hospital, community or secure setting
• Any experience in primary care or inpatients would be a bonus!
• Have a non‑judgemental and compassionate approach

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.