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.
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!
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
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
Annual leave on your Birthday
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
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.
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.
Education and Training
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
Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures
Education and Training
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
Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures
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.
Spectrum Community Health CIC
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