DART Healthcare Support Worker – HMP Humber

DART Healthcare Support Worker – HMP Humber (Closing date: 17 June 2026)

Overview

Join Spectrum Community Health CIC to deliver frontline healthcare for patients in prison. The role is full‑time (37.5 hours per week) and centres on patient care, supporting a multidisciplinary team with substance misuse and mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Complete DART assessments (COWS, CIWA‑A, CIWA‑B) as directed by nursing staff.
• Perform urine drug screening, phlebotomy and ECG recordings.
• Assist with Buvidal injection clinics, BBV and sexual health screening.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with service policies.
• Carry out opioid toxicity checks and support opioid substitution therapy patients.
• Provide harm‑reduction advice and general wellbeing support.
• Maintain patient confidentiality, dignity and respect within the secure environment.

Person Specification

Education (Essential)

• NVQ level 3 in health and social care or equivalent.
• Or NHS Care Certificate or relevant clinical experience.
• Or final year Registered Nursing student.

Experience (Essential)

• Experience working with patients with complex health needs in a health or social care setting.
• Knowledge of nursing standards and clinical procedures.
• Understanding and application of confidentiality.

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience in a prison or secured environment setting.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience responding to emergency situations.
• Experience using SystmOne.

Skills (Essential)

• Well‑developed verbal and written communication.
• Teamworking skills, managing relationships and mitigating conflict.
• Capability to carry out delegated tasks and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Promote and support patients to manage their own mental and physical needs.

Skills (Desirable)

• Patient assessment skills, recognising signs of substance‑related effects.
• Extended scope of practice such as phlebotomy or ECG.
• Simple wound‑care management.

Benefits

• Access to NHS pension.
• Additional day off.
• Referral scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.
• Up to 33 days annual leave.

EEO Statement

Spectrum Community Health CIC welcomes applications from all backgrounds including those with lived experience, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, neurodivergent applicants and people from BAME backgrounds.

Other Details

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 per annum (Band 3). Permanent contract, full‑time, based at HMP Humber, 3 Sands Lane, Everthorpe, HU15 2JZ.

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