# Bank Health Care Assistant - Kent Prisons3 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-health-care-assistant-kent-prisons3/466f4882-7712-444e-8684-c31c1d99db64 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-health-care-assistant-kent-prisons3/466f4882-7712-444e-8684-c31c1d99db64.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Pinewood House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £32346.00 - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - 0 Hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-02T17:00:00.766Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8409676 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8409676?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Thank you for taking an interest in our Healthcare Assistant. We hope that you find this overview useful and look forward to receiving your application. Our healthcare departments operate across seven prisons each of which require a bespoke service responding to the prisoner and prison needs: - Prison | Location | Category | Population | Healthcare - HMP Elmley | Isle of Sheppey | ‘B’ Remand | 1,200 (male) | 24/7 Inc. Inpatient Unit - HMP Swaleside | ‘B’ High Security | 1,200 (male) - HMP Standford Hill | ‘D’ Open | 500 (male) | Standard - HMP Rochester/ Cookham Wood | Rochester | ‘C’ | 650 (male) | 24/7 - HMP Maidstone | Maidstone | ‘C’ | 500 (male) | 24/7 - HMP E Sutton Park | ‘D’ Open | 100 (female) | Standard The seven prisons are located across three estates, Isle of Sheppey, Rochester and Maidstone, with the Isle of Sheppey prisons being with a few minutes’ walk from each other and East Sutton Park approximately 7 miles from Maidstone. This advert is to apply for a bank position to cover any of the above locations specifically. Please note the Isle of Sheppey is not easily accessed by public transport so access to a vehicle is needed. ### Main duties of the job Our Healthcare Assistants work collaboratively with our Registered Healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality nursing care to patients in prison. As a HCA you will be providing physical care to patients according to their written care plans which will include taking observations, ECG’s and carrying out basic wound care. Lone working is required, and you will also be involved in responding to emergency situations. You will also have the opportunity to undertake an extended role such as running patient focused health promotion activities and programmes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key Task and Responsibilities - Responding to the needs of patients in an honest, non-judgemental, and open manner, which respects the rights of individuals and groups - Actively engaging with patients in the provision of holistic, needs-led care - Delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including patient self-help programmes) in support of a registered healthcare professional - Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning. Clinical - To work as directed by a registered nurse, providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan. - Adhering to all organisational and prison policies, procedures, and guidelines - Ensuring good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff - Developing an understanding of and demonstrating use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice Custodial Responsibilities - Assume personal responsibility for the security of issued keys - Understand and comply with prison orders, procedures, and instructions in your area of work. - Comply with all security requirements. - Respond to any situation or circumstance that might indicate a threat to security of the establishment or to the safety of an individual, completing Incident, Security, Injury, or other reports as appropriate. - Report breaches of order and discipline including reporting and recording untoward incidents according to local protocol. - Contribute to effective risk assessment and management procedures. Communication - Routinely communicate effectively with patients and working to overcome barriers to understanding (ie patients with physical or mental health conditions or learning disabilities) - Develop and maintain close working partnerships with HMPS, Prison Governors and Heads of Prison Services, Forensic Services, Probation Services, Crown Prosecution Service, Police, and all other non-statutory agencies that are integral to prisoner/patient care and offender management. - Undertake other duties agreed in conjunction with registered staff, Integrated Primary Healthcare Services ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a clinical setting (hospital, secure, or GP practice) - Experience and knowledge of providing care i.e., providing patient care, carrying out tests/observations. - Experience of facilitating /planning /supporting groups in a healthcare setting i.e., health improvement/smoking cessation/ activities. - Experience of being able to work within policy frameworks in a regulated patient care setting. ### Effort and Environment **Essential** - Physical Effort - Day to day contact with offenders. Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour. Manual handling Use approved breakaway techniques. Standard IT skills - Emotional effort - Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour. Ability to work in a challenging and changing environment. Occasional exposure to verbal aggression - Mental effort - An understanding of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Programme Approach, and other relevant legislation and guidance. The ability to support and safely manage patients who are presenting with challenging and physically aggressive behaviour. Demanding and pressurised working environment - Working conditions - Ability to work in a challenging secure environment and adhere to all security requirements of the prison. May be required to navigate a large number of stairs and cover long distances in a single shift. ### Education Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience ### Skills/Abilities/Knowledge **Essential** - Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing - Ability to assess risk and care plan effectively, whilst understanding the needs and rights of people. - Participate in any audits, research projects. - To take responsibility for clinical equipment/resources with which you are allocated as well as patient property and valuables. - Good communication and an ability to form positive relationships with patients, carers, and other professionals. - Ability to relate to patients who may be experiencing high levels of distress and emotional disturbance. - Strong interpersonal skills and able to work under pressure. - To act on own initiative when delivering patient care seeking support as required. - Ability to identify poor practice and standards of care when you see it and ensure that your Manager /Modern matron is aware. - Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to client intervention. ## Documents - [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659) - [bank hca - kent prisons 3 (doc, 195.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10742102) - [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.