Bank Health and Social Care Support Worker - HMP Liverpool

Job summary

An interesting and exciting opportunity has risen for a Health and Social Care Support Worker at HMP Liverpool.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and proactive individual to join our healthcare team at HMP Liverpool. The team includes a wide range of experienced, skilled individuals including nurses, paramedics, clinical support workers, pharmacy technicians, pharmacist, ANP, physiotherapist, administration support workers and more.

You will become part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, using your skills, experience and knowledge to help define and deliver care to those with often complex needs. As well as providing excellent care to service users, you will also support colleagues in developing the service.

Join us and you will play a central role within a committed and dynamic team that are passionate about making a difference to people's lives.

Main duties of the job

Expected to respond to requests from clinical staff, administration staff and prisoners in relation to individual prisoner needs.

Escorting visitors and deliveries to the healthcare department

Work as part of a multidisciplinary collaborative team.

Ensuring the safe and appropriate disposal of waste materials according to legal requirements.

Ensure medical devices are available, in working order and annual checks and repairs are coordinated.

To carry out daily and monthly environmental monitoring checks

Providing personal care to patients with a social care plan including aiding patients with showers, washing, dressing, shaving, helping patients to eat and drink.

To work as part of the Primary and Substance Misuse Team in providing specific care and monitoring to patients in the secure setting as written in the care plan.

To provide low level monitoring of patients on the caseload of the offender health nursing team under the direction of the designated team leader/staff nurse.

To monitor skin integrity of patients at risk of pressure sores formation and provide basic preventative information.

To contribute to reviews for patients who require social care.

Receive, allocate and dispatch internal/external mail and process internal applications for healthcare in line with policy to ensure urgent matters are brought to the attention of the person responsible, so that responses are dealt with quickly and within set guidelines.

Health promotion

Collecting patient feedback

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!

• 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

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.