Main area Healthcare Support Worker Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Bank Hours Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Bank hours) Job ref 847-RM-26-VB156
Employer Spectrum Community Health CIC Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site HMPYOI Deerbolt Town Barnard Castle Salary £12.75 - £13.60 plus enhancements paid for weekends, Bank Holidays Salary period Hourly Closing 16/09/ :59
Bank Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Deerbolt
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
Are you a caring and compassionate Bank 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 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
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.
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Bank Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Deerbolt employer: Spectrum Community Health CIC
Spectrum Community Health CIC is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises care quality and equity in prison healthcare. With flexible working hours, comprehensive induction and CPD support, and the added benefit of an NHS pension, employees are encouraged to grow professionally while contributing to meaningful healthcare initiatives. The opportunity to engage in research and education further enhances the rewarding experience of being part of a dedicated GP-led team.
Contact Details:
Spectrum Community Health CIC Recruitment Team
