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BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

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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

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.

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.

Job summary
To provide a comprehensive physical health service as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to patients with physical health needs within Health & Justice. In conjunction with the management team contribute to and deliver a comprehensive Primary Health Service in partnership with mental health and key stakeholders as part of a multidisciplinary team within the prison setting.

This role involves undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, performing diagnostic tests, as appropriate, and providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to meet prisoner health and social care needs.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be required to work flexibly across the service to provide responsive, evidence-based interventions working alongside physical and mental health clinical teams.
• The postholder will be part of a team that provides primary care within a prison, preventing transfer to outside hospitals. They will demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options and have a keen interest in developing knowledge and skills across the integrated services.
• 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

Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the advertised role, please contact Paula Fowler; Primary Care Clinical Manager or Vicki-Lea Bell; Primary Care Clinical Manager

paula.fowler@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk

vicki-lea.bell@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Education

• Essential: Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult / General/Mental Health
• Desirable: Mentorship / supervision/teaching / assessing experience/ training

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge of current healthcare issues, Knowledge of clinical governance audit, risk management and quality agenda, Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team, Competent in clinical practice e.g., phlebotomy, ECG monitoring, Worked in a complex environment managing deteriorating patients, Understanding and application of confidentiality
• Desirable: Experience of working within a Health & Justice environment, Experience of health needs assessment/Triage, Working to Patient Group Directives, Experience in working in general practice, Experience of using SystmOne or willing to undertake training

Skills

• Essential: Excellent communication skills, Able to work autonomous and part of a team, Ability to prioritise and organise own workload and that of other staff, Ability to work in a challenging and diverse environment, Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975. Disclosure and Barring Service Check required.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.