Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at Tasman Ward Park Royal. By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.
Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Assist other members of the team to ensure a high standard of nursing care.
Provide direct physical care to a designated group of patients through participation in the care planning, provision and evaluation of patients’ needs under the supervision and direction of trained nursing staff.
To ensure all clinical areas are well maintained, fully stocked, kept clean tidy and safe for daily clinical use.
Some duties will include Controlled drug second checking, medication administration (Training/supervision provided), attending emergencies and participating with registered professional present.
Ensuring patient records are updated ensuring that they are up to date, clearly written and timely as required and to escalate any concerns or significant findings to the nurse in charge.
Contribute to handovers, team and business meeting regularly and use the service communication systems to ensure information is used effectively.
Assisting with health promotion and ensuring relevant health promotional materials are available to patients at all times.
Excellent options for career progression are available include Nursing Associate apprenticeship.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
Monthly supervision
Annual personal development plans/appraisals
Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
Registered Nurse Development Apprenticeship Programme
Support and guidance with Nursing Associate Programme
Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
Health and wellbeing services
Season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme
Relocation package
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Please see full job description and personal specification for full list of responsibilities:
Work under the direction and supervision of trained nursing staff.
Act as Allocated Nurse, observe and interact with patients and document as required in the nursing notes
Recognise and respect the patients as individuals with the same rights, needs and emotions as everyone else. Promote the dignity and self-esteem of patients at all times.
To act in a manner to raise standards of care and make the services culturally sensitive, relevant and accessible to meet the needs of the patients.
Ensure patients make informed decisions whenever possible based on open and honest dialogue with the patient and their carer, and ensure patient’s choices are respected where possible.
Assist qualified staff in the assessment of patients’ needs and the implementation of individual plans of care.
