NHS
Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Haverigg
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Job Description
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- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- Welcome payment for some posts
- 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
- NVQ level 3 in Health and Social care or equivalent clinical experience
- OR NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.
- OR Student studying final year of the Registered Nursing Degree.
- 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
- Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures
- Experience in using SystmOne
- Experience in responding to emergency situations
- Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
- NVQ level 3 in Health and Social care or equivalent clinical experience
- OR NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.
- OR Student studying final year of the Registered Nursing Degree.
- 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
- Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures
- Experience in using SystmOne
- Experience in responding to emergency situations
- Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
Job summary
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.
Working under the delegated authority of a Registered Nurse, the post holder will compliment and form a key part of the Multi-Disciplinary healthcare services, providing high standards of individualised, non-judgemental care for patients and supporting the operational requirements of delivering Prison Healthcare across Primary care, Mental Health and Substance misuse services to support the delivery of holistic care packages within our integrated services.
The post holder will undertake delegated duties covering the patient journey from reception of prisoners into prison through to their discharge. This includes reception screening, providing agreed care packages, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, appropriate clinical duties, undertaking clinics such as Phlebotomy clinics, ECG Clinics and NHS health checks, sexual health and health promotion to improve mental, physical and social needs.
The post holder will also be expected to work as part of the emergency response team as required. The post holder will have the skills to support patients showing low level mental ill health and withdrawal from illicit substances by providing support in accordance with agreed care plans.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake delegated duties covering the patient journey from arrival to discharge or transfer to another prison. This includes reception screening providing agreed care packages undertaking appropriate physical health observations appropriate clinical duties undertaking clinics such as Phlebotomy clinics ECG Clinics and NHS health checks Sexual health and health promotion to improve mental, physical and social needs.
The post holder will also be expected to work as part of the emergency response team as required .The post holder will have the skills to support patients showing low level mental ill health and withdrawal from illicit substances by providing support in accordance with agreed care plans.
The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our shared commitment to our values; Working Together, Integrity, Respect and Recognition, Compassion and Innovation.
About us
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!
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.
We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.
Date posted
31 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
847-CM-25-V545
Job locations
HMP Haverigg
Millom
LA18 4NA
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the advertised role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Job responsibilities
For further details on the advertised role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Education
Essential
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Education
Essential
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP Haverigg
Millom
LA18 4NA
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP Haverigg
Millom
LA18 4NA
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.