Healthcare Support Worker – Prison Primary Care

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Enhanced weekend rates

Additional day off

Refer a friend

Training and Development

Flexible Working

Health and Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC in Liverpool is recruiting a Healthcare Support Worker (NHS AfC Band 3) for HMP Liverpool. This permanent, full-time post is 37.5 hours per week, with shift work and a clear development pathway.

You will support medication safety, run primary care clinics (phlebotomy, ECGs, smoking cessation reviews), monitor detox patients, register new arrivals and contribute to public health initiatives, delivering holistic care.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Be at the heart of our healthcare delivery in this role within a Category B local prison.
• Support medication safety by assisting with medication rounds and related checks.
• Deliver primary care services including phlebotomy, ECGs, smoking cessation reviews and sexual health screenings.
• Monitor detox patients alongside registered nurses with regular clinical observations.
• Register new arrivals, take baseline observations and complete clinical assessment scores.

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or NHS Care Certificate

Job description

Spectrum Community Health CIC in Liverpool is recruiting a Healthcare Support Worker (NHS AfC Band 3) for HMP Liverpool. This permanent, full-time post is 37.5 hours per week, with shift work and a clear development pathway.

You will support medication safety, run primary care clinics (phlebotomy, ECGs, smoking cessation reviews), monitor detox patients, register new arrivals and contribute to public health initiatives, delivering holistic care.