Clinical Support Worker, Prisons

NHS National Services Scotland; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Forth Valley is seeking a Clinical Support Worker to deliver high-quality support to the nursing team within a prison setting at HMP Glenochil. The role combines hands-on patient care with autonomous practice, within protected governance and security procedures.

You will work as part of an extended multi-disciplinary team to improve physical and mental health, supporting rehabilitation and offender outcomes.

Qualifications

• Previous relevant experience in healthcare.
• SVQ3/relevant healthcare experience.
• Competency in Venepuncture.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Venepuncture

Education

SVQ3 or healthcare experience

Job description

This is a diverse role which involves the day to day delivery of a high standard of support to the nursing team whilst also working autonomously within competencies, to a population who have a complex range of mental health, physical, psychological, substance misuse and social problems whilst maintaining a high level of awareness of and compliance with security procedures within the prison setting at HMP Glenochil.

The Clinical Support Worker is an integral role in the extensive multi disciplinary team, whose overall aim is to improve the physical, mental health and wellbeing of prisoners, to support rehabilitation and to contribute to the offender outcome strategy by supporting clinicians in their provision of high quality, effective and efficient care to individual patients at whatever their point of need is in their healthcare journey.

The ability to demonstrate high quality, person–centred care and good team working is essential. Keenness towards developing practice with appropriate and satisfactory clinical and interpersonal skills is necessary.

• Previous relevant experience in healthcare.
• SVQ3/relevant healthcare experience.
• Competency in Venepuncture.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

NHS Forth Valley is an Anchor Organisation.

All Interviews will be conducted in person.

For informal enquiry please contact Primary Care Team Leader [e-mail], Team leader or Fiona Donnelly, [e-mail], Healthcare Manager

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre‑employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to UK Government guidance.

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.