Bank Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Liverpool

Spectrum Community Health; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible Working

Training and Development opportunities

Refer a Friend scheme

Additional day off

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker to join our nurse bank in a Category B local prison environment. You will gain broad clinical exposure by assisting with medicine safety, phlebotomy, ECGs, and health screenings while supporting detox patients and new arrivals.

You’ll deliver holistic care, conduct welfare checks, and contribute to public health initiatives with flexible shifts and development opportunities within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a patient-facing healthcare role is desirable.
• Ability to work across multiple areas and shifts.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support medication safety by assisting with medication rounds and controlled drugs verification checks.
• Deliver clinical services by running primary care clinics including phlebotomy, ECGs, smoking cessation reviews, and sexual health screenings.
• Monitor detox patients by supporting regular clinical observations and assessments with nursing staff.
• Register patients on arrival, take baseline observations, and complete clinical assessment scores.
• Lead public health initiatives such as dry blood spot testing (DBST) as part of infection elimination programs.
• Provide holistic care and social care packages within the enhanced primary care unit.
• Conduct outreach with welfare checks and wing-based reviews to bring healthcare to patients.

Skills

Compassionate

Proactive

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Be at the heart of our healthcare delivery in this varied, rewarding role. You'll work across multiple areas, developing a broad skill set, and play a vital part in supporting patients through every stage of their healthcare journey in our Category B local prison.,

• Support medication safety - assist with medication rounds by completing essential controlled drugs verification checks and managing patient access to medication hatches
• Deliver clinical services - run primary care clinics including phlebotomy, ECGs, smoking cessation reviews, and sexual health screenings
• Monitor detox patients - work alongside registered nurses to support patients through detoxification by completing regular clinical observations and assessments
• Assess new arrivals - register patients in reception, take baseline observations, and complete clinical assessment scores to identify immediate health needs
• Lead public health initiatives - deliver dry blood spot testing (DBST) across the site as part of our blood-borne virus elimination programme
• Provide holistic care - support our enhanced primary care unit by delivering personal care and tailored social care packages
• Conduct outreach - complete welfare checks and wing-based reviews, bringing healthcare directly to those who need it
• Support patients with social care- Provide social care for those patients based on the inpatient unit, We are seeking an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge
• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you (additional day offf)
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

Are you a Healthcare Support Worker who thrives in a varied, hands‑on role? We're looking for compassionate, proactive individuals to join our nurse bank - where you'll develop valuable clinical skills while making a meaningful difference to people's lives every day.

• ? Flexible Working - Book shifts that suit you via our Bank Portal
• ? Outstanding reputation - CQC-praised for innovative care and strong leadership
• ?Excellent benefits - NHS pension, competitive salary, enhanced weekend/night rates
• ? Job security - stable, long-term career opportunities
• ? Career development - comprehensive development strategy with extensive clinical training opportunities
• ? Supportive environment - work alongside a committed, collaborative team

£12.75 to £13.60 an hour + enhancements for weekends, nights and bank holidays & WTD