Healthcare Assistant (Substance Misuse)

As our new Substance Misuse Healthcare Assistant , your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Work with substance misuse patients across the wings and clinics
• Carry out physical health checks - bloods, physical obs, ECGs, weight checks etc
• Work with the psychosocial team, including group work
• Drug testing
• Be a key part of the nursing team - assisting nurses and reporting back on findings and assessments
• Ensure continuity of care for all patients, and deliver outstanding care at all times
• 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… we also offer:

• 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

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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care
• Have experience within a mental health environment
• Have knowledge of mental health issues 
• Have experience of ECGs and bloods, or be willing to undertake this training
• Any experience in a prison / secure setting or hospital would be a bonus!