Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Northumberland

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Amble; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Time off for you

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance/Wellbeing

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker to join our health and justice team in a prison environment. You will provide individualised care, undertake physical health observations, and support clinics such as Phlebotomy and ECG under supervision.

Applicants should have NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or be in final year of nursing) and experience with complex health needs. NVQ nursing standards and confidentiality are essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or studying final year of nursing degree.
• Experience with people with complex health needs in health or social care.
• Knowledge of nursing standards from NVQ or equivalent experience.
• Understanding and application of confidentiality.
• Knowledge or experience of working in a prison or secure environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Substance Misuse, conduct reception screening, and provide agreed care packages.
• Undertake physical health observations and run clinics (e.g., Phlebotomy, ECG, NHS health checks, sexual health, health promotion).
• Support patients under supervision of a qualified nurse/practitioner with high standards of care.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Nursing degree (final year)

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Are you a caring and compassionate Healthcare Support Worker? Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills in a Health and Justice setting? You could be a key part of our multi-disciplined healthcare team, providing individualised care for our patients in a prison environment.

Main duties of the job

Our services include Substance Misuse, reception screening, providing agreed care packages, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, clinics such as Phlebotomy, ECG, NHS health checks, sexual health, and health promotion. You will need a good level of communication skills, be a team player and provide high standards of care to patients under the supervision of a qualified nurse/practitioner. If you have NVQ level 3 and a good level of care experience, then we could have the perfect job for you.

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.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you (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

Substance Misuse monitoring, reception screening, providing agreed care packages, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, clinics such as Phlebotomy, ECG, NHS health checks, sexual health, and health promotion.

Person specification

Healthcare Support worker

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or currently studying in the final year of a degree in nursing
• Demonstration of experience of working with people with complex health needs, in a health or social care setting
• Knowledge of nursing standards gained through NVQ qualification or equivalent experience
• Understanding and application of confidentiality
• Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
• Experience in responding to emergency situations
• Experience in using SystmOne
• Experience of working with individuals with Substance Misuse needs

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.