Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Education
NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or currently studying in the final year of a degree in nursing.
- Skills and Abilities
Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Skills and Abilities
The ability to work effectively as part of a team, maintaining effective working relationships and mitigating conflict.
- Skills and Abilities
The ability to complete tasks under delegated responsibility and ability to escalate concerns to senior clinical staff as appropriate
- Skills and Abilities
Promote and support patients to manage own mental and physical needs
- Skills and Abilities
Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities
- Skills and Abilities
Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- 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
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and Abilities
Good patient assessment skills - knowledge of signs and symptoms of a range of mental
- Skills and Abilities
and physical disorders and its effects on individuals.
- Skills and Abilities
Extended scope of practice e.g., Phlebotomy, ECG etc
- Skills and Abilities
Experience in simple wound care management
- Skills and Abilities
Experience in monitoring and support with the management of long-term conditions
- 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 summary
1 x full time role 37.50 hours
1 x part time role 25 hours
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-judgemental care for patients and supporting theoperational 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.
Main duties of the job
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 withagreed care plans.
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 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
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: 20 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, Part-time
- Reference number: 847-RM-26-V927
- Job locations: HMP Frankland, Durham, DH1 5YD, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Jod Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role
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This advert is for Healthcare Support Worker - HMP Frankland with Spectrum Community Health CIC. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 to £27,476 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Aug 2026.
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