Prison Healthcare Support Worker - Flexible Hours & NHS Benefits

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

Benefits offered by this job

Access to NHS Pension

Flexible Working

Training and Development opportunities

Refer a friend scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking an NHS AfC Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker for HMP Deerbolt in Barnard Castle. You will work under a registered nurse, delivering compassionate, evidence-based care to prisoners across primary care, mental health, and substance misuse services.

The role involves completing delegated clinical duties, providing 12.5-hour shifts on a 37.5-hour week, and contributing to multidisciplinary teams within a public-health setting.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social care or NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.
• Student studying final year of the Registered Nursing Degree.

Responsibilities

• Support high standards of care under supervision of a qualified nurse/practitioner.
• Develop professional relationships with service users to promote effective communications and recovery.
• Ensure consent is obtained at every intervention.
• Promote patient engagement and personal responsibility to manage their health.
• Contribute to the development of care plans and reviews.
• Carry radio communications and respond to emergencies with qualified nurse.
• Deliver 1:1 interventions as agreed within care packages.
• Record and store information in line with Caldicott and GDPR.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Delegated tasks

Patient empowerment

Clinical documentation

Patient assessment

Extended practice

Wound care

Long-term conditions

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

NHS Care Certificate

Final year Nursing degree student

Tools

SystmOne

Microsoft Office

Job description

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking an NHS AfC Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker for HMP Deerbolt in Barnard Castle. You will work under a registered nurse, delivering compassionate, evidence-based care to prisoners across primary care, mental health, and substance misuse services.

The role involves completing delegated clinical duties, providing 12.5-hour shifts on a 37.5-hour week, and contributing to multidisciplinary teams within a public-health setting.