# Primary Care Healthcare Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/primary-care-healthcare-assistant/e52eda15-f1df-4bbf-8036-16b01a106069 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/primary-care-healthcare-assistant/e52eda15-f1df-4bbf-8036-16b01a106069.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kettering - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full Time - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rota basis covering 24 hours a day,7 days a week service including weekends.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-09T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-25T08:13:05.744Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Peterborough/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Secured_Services/Secured_Services-v8047568 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047568?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview NHFT are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to work within Primary Healthcare within HMP Peterborough to deliver a comprehensive range of needs-based health care services to patients. This involves providing 24-hour care by working a range of shifts including days and weekends to suit the needs of the service. Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress. ### Main duties of the job The Primary Healthcare provision at HMP Peterborough is provided by Northamptonshire Foundation Trust.  The team consists of nurses, HCA's, Chronic disease nurses, Sexual health and General Practitioners.  The team works closely with the Psychosocial team, Secondary Mental Health team and Healthcare Services to provide a Trauma Informed Well Being Service for residents. We aim to deliver quality of life services and support people to change their lives for the better. Opportunities for learning and developing work-ready skills are on offer for all who come in-to custody, but our commitment to reducing reoffending in local communities does not end at the prison gate. We support people released from custody through innovative partnerships in all areas working with people to maintain and lead law-abiding lives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document. ## Job Details NHFT are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to work within Primary Healthcare within HMP Peterborough to deliver a comprehensive range of needs-based health care services to patients. This involves providing 24-hour care by working a range of shifts including days and weekends to suit the needs of the service. Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress. ## Job Description The Primary Healthcare provision at HMP Peterborough is provided by Northamptonshire Foundation Trust. The team consists of nurses, HCA's, Chronic disease nurses, Sexual health and General Practitioners. The team works closely with the Psychosocial team, Secondary Mental Health team and Healthcare Services to provide a Trauma Informed Well Being Service for residents. We aim to deliver quality of life services and support people to change their lives for the better. Opportunities for learning and developing work-ready skills are on offer for all who come in-to custody, but our commitment to reducing reoffending in local communities does not end at the prison gate. We support people released from custody through innovative partnerships in all areas working with people to maintain and lead law-abiding lives. ## Responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document. ## Person Specification ### Security Vetting **Essential** - The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards ### Meet the criteria of questions **Essential** - Why have you applied for the role and What skills and experience does the applicant have - Achieved experience - Demonstrate the leadership behaviours **Desirable** - Progression and learn new skills - Prison Experience ### Healthcare assistance experience **Essential** - Completed Care certificate - Able to clinical assessments- completed clinical observations, wound care, phlebotomy, ECG - Evidence of team working - Evidence of triage skills - Evidence of automous working - Aware of medication management and completed medication rounds as a second checker **Desirable** - Strong interest in health promotion - Experience within the existing role ## Documents - [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047) - [primary care hca jd (pdf, 864.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336550) ## 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.