Overview
Are you a caring and compassionate Healthcare Support Worker? You could develop your skills in a Health and Justice setting, playing a key part in our multi-disciplined healthcare team and providing individualised care for 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
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!
Responsibilities
* Provide individualised care for patients in a prison environment under the supervision of a qualified nurse/practitioner.
* Conduct physical health observations and participate in clinics such as Phlebotomy, ECG, NHS health checks, sexual health, and health promotion.
* Communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team and with patients to maintain high standards of care.
* Assist with reception screening and delivery of agreed care packages as part of a care plan.
Qualifications
* NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) and a good level of care experience.
Benefits
* 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
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+ communities, 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Stubley • Job title: DART Senior Nurse • Email: Laura.Stubley@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk • Telephone: 01642 744268
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