Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
- Skills
The ability to work effectively as part of a team, maintaining effective working relationships and mitigating conflict.
- Skills
The ability to complete tasks under delegated responsibility and ability to escalate concerns to senior clinical staff as appropriate
- Skills
Promote and support patients to manage own mental and physical needs
- Skills
Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.
- Skills
Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Education
NVQ level 3 in Health and Social care or equivalent clinical experience
- Education
OR NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.
- Education
OR Student studying final year of the Registered Nursing Degree.
- Knowledge
Demonstration of experience of working with people with complex health needs, in a health or social care setting.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of nursing standards gained through qualification or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge
Experience of nursing practice and clinical procedures.
- Knowledge
Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Good patient assessment skills - knowledge of signs and symptoms of a range of effects on individualsmental and physical disorders and its
- Skills
Extended scope of practice e.g., Phlebotomy, ECG etc
- Skills
Experience in simple wound care management
- Skills
Experience in monitoring and support with the management of long-term conditions
- Knowledge
Knowledge or experience of working within a prison or secured environment setting
- Knowledge
Experience of work in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Knowledge
Experience in responding to emergency situations
- Knowledge
Experience in using SystmOne
Job overview
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 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.
Main duties of the job
Patient care
- The post holder will support, implement and provide high standards of care to patients under the supervision of a qualified nurse/practitioner
- Develop appropriate and professional relationships with service users, which will promote effective communications and recovery
- Ensure consent is obtained at every intervention
- Promote patient engagement and personal responsibility to manage their health providing the necessary support to do so
- To support the development of appropriate care plans and contribute to the review and evaluation
- To carry response radio and respond to emergencies with qualified nurse undertaking relevant interventions as directed
- Deliver 1:1 intervention as agreed within care package
- Support patients presenting to the service in crisis ensuring appropriate onward referrals and flag immediate risks
- To have a good understanding of System1 and complete electronic documentation using the agreed read codes where appropriate
- To record, use and store information in accordance with Caldicott and GDPR
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See above description and any questions please feel free to contact :
Paula Fowler on paula.fowler@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
OR
Vicki-lea Bell on vicki-lea.bell@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
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 Styal with Spectrum Community Health CIC in Wilmslow, 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: Monday-Sunday 37.5 hours per week. The application deadline is 11 Sep 2026.
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