Bank Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Styal
Job overview
Are you a caring and compassionate Healthcare Support Worker? Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills in a community setting working as a Bank Healthcare Support Worker? 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 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!
HMP Styal is a female estate.
Main duties of the job
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-judgmental 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 through the gate. 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.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team!
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative staff bank.
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!- Free car parking at some sites
- Enhanced bank rates
- Flexibility
- Free DBS checks
- Holiday pay
- Access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to hours worked)
- NHS and Blue Light discounts
- Regional work
- Onsite gym available at some sites
- Opportunity to join substantive employment.
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 well-being 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about this role and requirements.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or currently studying in the final year of a degree in nursing.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- 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
- Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting.
- Experience of work in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
- Experience in responding to emergency situations
- Experience in using SystmOne
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team, maintaining effective working relationships and mitigating conflict.
- The ability to complete tasks under delegated responsibility and ability to escalate concerns to senior clinical staff as appropriate
- Promote and support patients to manage own mental and physical needs
- Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.
- Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Good patient assessment skills - knowledge of signs and symptoms of a range of mental and physical disorders and its effects on individuals.
- Extended scope of practice e.g., Phlebotomy, ECG etc
- Experience in simple wound care management
- Experience in monitoring and support with the management of long-term conditions