# Health Care Support Worker - HMP Forest Bank

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Spectrum Community Health CIC.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Spectrum Community Health CIC
- **Town:** Everthorpe
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 to £27,476

                    a year
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17T16:22:56.387Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E9847-26-0230?employerCode=E9847
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8165989?FromJobsNHS=1&ShowJobAdvert=

## Job Content

### 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

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 day (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

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.

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.

### Details

- Date posted: 17 July 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-25-V782-C
- Job locations: HMP Forest Bank, Agecroft Road, Pendlebury, M27 8FB, United Kingdom

### 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

## Documents

- [B3 Healthcare Support Worker JD.pdf (PDF, 216 KB)](document:2995424)

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