Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Hull

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Time for you day

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance and Health andWell

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is hiring a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker for HMP Hull. You will join a multidisciplinary team, assist with medication administration, support clinics, and help deliver care to inmates with complex health needs.

The role requires NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or NHS Care Certificate and experience in acute or prison settings. The post is full-time (37.5 hours), permanent, with rotation to nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Experience of working with people with complex health needs
• Knowledge of mental health and addiction support
• Ability to work on own and as part of a team
• Experience in prison environment
• Experience in responding to emergency situations

Responsibilities

• Assisting with medication administration
• Clinical support worker led clinics such as NHS Health checks, Phlebotomy, ECG and QOF related reviews
• Supporting registered nurses in delivering emergency care as well as assessing and reviewing patients
• Blood borne virus and sexual health screening
• First and second night initial reception screening
• Health promotion
• Substance Misuse

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Phlebotomy

ECG procedures

Wound care

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience

Student in final year of Registered Nursing Degree

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Main area Healthcare Support Worker Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rotation to nights and weekends) Job ref 847-RM-26-V819-C

Employer Spectrum Community Health CIC Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site HMP Hull Town Hull Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

An interesting and exciting opportunity has risen for Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and proactive individual to join our healthcare team at HMP Hull. The team includes a wide range of experienced, skilled individuals including nurses, paramedics, clinical support workers, pharmacy technicians, pharmacist, physiotherapist, administration support workers and more.

You will become part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, using your skills, experience and knowledge to help define and deliver care to those with often complex needs. As well as providing excellent care to service users, you will also support colleagues in developing the service.

Main duties of the job

Assisting with medication administration

Clinical support worker led clinics such as NHS Health checks, Phlebotomy, ECG and QOF related reviews

Supporting registered nurses in delivering emergency care as well as assessing and reviewing patients

Blood borne virus and sexual health screening

First and second night initial reception screening

Health promotion

Substance Misuse

Working for our organisation

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

We are seeking an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you day (additional day off)
• 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.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Experience of working with people with complex health needs. Knowledge of health of primary care, mental health and addiction support and an ability to work across these areas under supervision. Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices.
• Ability to work on own and as part of a team. Able to problem solve and use initiative Effective interpersonal skills Adaptable and able to deal with changing work priorities and demands Demonstrate resilience and positive attitudes
• Previous experience of using or accessing mental health services or caring for someone who has accessed services. Knowledge or experience of working within a prison environment. Experience of work in a multi-disciplinary team setting. Experience in Accident and Emergency settings
• Good patient assessment skills - knowledge of signs and symptoms of a range of mental and physical disorders and its effects on individuals. phlebotomy procedures Ability to undertake ECG’s Experience in wound care and wound management Experience in monitoring and support with the management of long term conditions

Education

• NVQ level 3 in health and social care or equivalent
• OR NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.
• OR Student studying final year of the Registered Nursing Degree

Experience

• Demonstration of experience of working with people with complex health needs, in a health or social care setting.
• Knowledge of nursing standards gained through qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures
• Understanding and application of confidentiality
• Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
• Experience of work in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Experience in responding to emergency situations
• Experience in using SystmOne

Skills

• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team, maintaining effective working relationships and mitigating conflict.
• The ability to complete tasks under delegated responsibility and ability to elevate concerns to senior clinical staff as appropriate
• Promote and support patients to manage own mental and physical needs
• Good patient assessment skills - knowledge of signs and symptoms of a range of effects on individuals.mental and physical disorders and its
• Extended scope of practice e.g., Phlebotomy, ECG etc
• Experience in simple wound care management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.