Health Care Support Worker - Substance Misuse Team - HMP Liverpool inLiverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED
SAT 4 JAN 2025
Spectrum Community Health CIC rlimEmGG
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting individuals with substance misuse issues in a healthcare setting.
Access to continuous training and development opportunities, allowing for personal and professional growth.
Flexible working arrangements to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Generous annual leave policy, including additional days off for birthdays.
Work within a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with various healthcare professionals and enhancing teamwork skills.
Eligibility for NHS Pension, providing long-term financial security.
The role of a Health Care Support Worker in the Substance Misuse Team at HMP Liverpool with Spectrum Community Health CIC involves providing compassionate and individualized care to patients within a prison setting. This position requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to deliver services focused on substance misuse, including assessments, recovery, harm reduction, and health promotion. Candidates should possess NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience and strong communication skills, as they will work under the supervision of qualified healthcare professionals while undertaking tasks such as physical health observations and participating in clinics.
Spectrum Community Health CIC emphasises the importance of providing high-quality care in a values-driven environment, aiming to address the needs of marginalized communities. The organisation offers a range of benefits, including access to the NHS Pension, flexible working options, training opportunities, and up to 33 days of annual leave, making it an attractive opportunity for both new and experienced healthcare professionals seeking to make a meaningful impact.
Spectrum Community Health CIC emphasises the importance of providing high-quality care in a values-driven environment, aiming to address the needs of marginalized communities. The organisation offers a range of benefits, including access to the NHS Pension, flexible working options, training opportunities, and up to 33 days of annual leave, making it an attractive opportunity for both new and experienced healthcare professionals seeking to make a meaningful impact.
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. To work as a member of a multidisciplinary disciplinary specialist drug team, providing information, advice, assessment, recovery and harm reduction services within the prison setting.
Our services include Substance Misuse, reception screening, providing agreed care packages, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, clinics such as Phlebotomy, ECG, 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 or equivalent experience and a good level of care experience, then we could have the perfect job for you!
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!
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.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amy Baxter Job title: Substance Misue Manager Email address: Telephone number:
Our services include Substance Misuse, reception screening, providing agreed care packages, undertaking appropriate physical health observations, clinics such as Phlebotomy, ECG, 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 or equivalent experience and a good level of care experience, then we could have the perfect job for you!
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
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- 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 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.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amy Baxter Job title: Substance Misue Manager Email address: Telephone number:
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