Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Do you want to make a real difference as a Healthcare Support Worker? Why not bring your compassion and skills to help support people in their recovery?

Our Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service at HMP Isle of Wight is looking for a dynamic and experienced Healthcare Support Worker. The team is innovative, forward thinking and committed to a Recovery focused approach that meets people's needs. You will be part of a supportive team with effective management, supervision and guidance.

Working with people who have complex offending backgrounds and mental health needs within prison is both challenging and rewarding.

This is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.

Are you:o passionate about providing high quality mental health care and support?o skilled/experienced in providing support to people, to make positive changes and work towards recovery?o highly motivated with the ability to support and inspire?o able to apply your skills/interventions to the care of people with mild to moderate mental health needs that often co-exist with substance misuse needs.

then we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To improve the lives of people with mental health and substance misuse difficulties by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and well- being.

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers.To work as part of an Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Team. Working collaboratively and in partnership with primary care and prison colleagues.

To assist in the delivery of patient care, as directed by registered practitioners, Substance misuse recovery workers and team manager, undertaking duties and activities with limited or indirect supervision in the prison setting.

To promote social inclusion and recovery through the provision of high-quality patient care.

To show commitment to and participate in quality improvement activities.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health and substance misuse problems.

To promote at all times a positive image of the Service and the wider Trust.

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team! For more information about HMP Isle of Wight and our incentives offer please see attached information.

Details

• Date posted: 15 June 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: 301-SB-26-8054161
• Job locations: HMP Isle of Wight, 55 Parkhurst Rd, Newport, PO30 5RS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description for further details, a summary is below:

• Maintains safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.
• Responsible for recognising the signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, identifying issues regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk and reporting all such concerns in accordance with Trust Safeguarding procedures.
• Undertake delegated activities within level of own competency, and with due regard to risk assessment, to assist with the implementation of intervention plans as part of the multidisciplinary team. Patients will have a range of mental health conditions and may demonstrate challenging behaviours.
• Contribute to patient assessment and accurately document within the medical record.
• Identifies changes in patients presentation and acts, reports and records appropriately.
• Regularly accompanies and provides support to patients in a variety of prison settings, as delegated and dependent on current risk assessment.