Prison Healthcare Support Specialist

Spectrum Community Health CIC; North East; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Time off an additional day

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance Program

Health and Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking a motivated Healthcare Support Worker to join our multidisciplinary team in a prison environment. You will deliver individualised care, support substance misuse monitoring, health observations and clinics under supervision, while maintaining high standards of confidentiality and patient care.

Requirements include NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care or final year nursing degree, plus experience with complex health needs and in secure settings.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or final year nursing degree.
• Experience with people with complex health needs in health or social care.
• Knowledge of nursing standards from NVQ or equivalent.
• Understanding and application of confidentiality.
• Knowledge or experience of working in a prison or secured environment.
• Experience in responding to emergencies.
• Experience using SystmOne.
• Experience with Substance Misuse needs.

Responsibilities

• Substance Misuse monitoring and reception screening.
• Providing agreed care packages and health observations; clinics like phlebotomy, ECG, NHS health checks, sexual health and health promotion.

Skills

NVQ Level 3 HSC

Complex health needs

Confidentiality

SystmOne

Prison/secure env

Emergency response

Substance misuse care

Nursing degree (final year)

Education

NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care

Final year nursing degree (in progress)

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking a motivated Healthcare Support Worker to join our multidisciplinary team in a prison environment. You will deliver individualised care, support substance misuse monitoring, health observations and clinics under supervision, while maintaining high standards of confidentiality and patient care.

Requirements include NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care or final year nursing degree, plus experience with complex health needs and in secure settings.