Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Education and Training
NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or currently studying in the final year of a degree in nursing
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstration of experience of working with people with complex health needs, in a health or social care setting
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of nursing standards gained through NVQ qualification or equivalent experience
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures
- Knowledge and Experience
Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of work in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience in responding to emergency situations
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience in using SystmOne
Job overview
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!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Durham with Spectrum Community Health CIC in Durham, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Oct 2026.
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