Health Care Support Worker - Substance Misuse Team - HMP Liverpool

Spectrum Community Health CIC

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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. To work as a member of a multidisciplinary disciplinary specialist drug team, providing information, advice, assessment, recovery and harm reduction services within the prison setting.

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, 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 or equivalent experience and a good level of care experience, then we could have the perfect job for you!

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.

Date posted

23 December 2024

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-CW-24-V428-B

Job locations

HMP Liverpool

Liverpool

L9 3DF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or currently studying in the final year of a degree in nursing

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • 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
  • Understanding and application of confidentiality

Desirable

  • Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
  • Experience of work in a multidisciplinary team setting
  • Experience in responding to emergency situations
  • Experience in using SystmOne
Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or currently studying in the final year of a degree in nursing

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • 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
  • Understanding and application of confidentiality

Desirable

  • Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
  • Experience of work in a multidisciplinary team setting
  • Experience in responding to emergency situations
  • Experience in using SystmOne

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 Liverpool

Liverpool

L9 3DF


Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

HMP Liverpool

Liverpool

L9 3DF


Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Substance Misue Manager

Amy Baxter

Amy.baxter2@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk

01515304258

Date posted

23 December 2024

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-CW-24-V428-B

Job locations

HMP Liverpool

Liverpool

L9 3DF


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