Healthcare Assistant - Hmp Fosse Way

The Offender Health Directorate is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Directorate provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire. The Directorate provides healthcare to 9 prisons and one Short Term Holding Facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services. We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison. In this role you will: Support GP and nurse led clinics including assisting with minor surgery. Support registered nurses in maintaining general and specific patient observations and record all relevant information. Undertake technical and clinical procedures following appropriate training and assessment, for example, venepuncture, wound assessment and care, urinalysis, ECG recording, physical observations, peak flow measurements and obtaining specimens. Follow protocols and patient pathways in response to patient need. Report health abnormalities identified during general health checks to the Senior Nurse on duty. To work within the offender healthcare team to undertake a range of health promotion activities, for example sexual health screening and advice, smoking cessation clinics. Support the registered nurse in responding to health emergencies. Provide health escort duty to hospital if the senior nurse has assessed it as appropriate. Ensure that the clinical environment is prepared and maintained according to health and safety, infection control policy and report any incidents to senior staff. Facilitate the monitoring and maintenance of supplies of materials and equipment within the care environment.