Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Northumberland
- Full-time
Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Northumberland
Spectrum Community Health CIC
The closing date is 22 November 2026
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.
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, 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.
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
- Time for you (additional day off)
- 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+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, 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.
Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 847-RM-26-V1025
Job locations: HMP Northumberland, Wansbeck Road, Northumberland, NE65 9XG, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Substance Misuse monitoring, reception screening, providing agreed care packages, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, clinics such as Phlebotomy, ECG, NHS health checks, sexual health, and health promotion.
Person Specification
Healthcare Support worker
Essential
- 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
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
- Experience in responding to emergency situations
- Experience in using SystmOne
- Experience of working with individuals with Substance Misuse needs
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 Northumberland, Wansbeck Road, Northumberland, NE65 9XG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Primary Care Clinical Lead, Kate Shreeve, kate.shreeve@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
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