Spectrum Community Health CIC

19/12/2025

In a bid to celebrate , we wanted to reflect back on last week's Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children UK.

Now we can't see an ugly Christmas sweater in sight and think everyone looks delightful... and on top of this we managed to raise £127 for the charity!

Thank you to everyone that donated 🌟

18/12/2025

We're delighted to be once again partnering with Nepacs for their Children's Christmas Card Competition 2025🎄🎅🏼

A huge congratulations to everyone who entered—choosing the winners was no easy task! We’re excited to announce that Emily is our winner for Spectrum Community Health CIC with her beautifully hand-drawn design pictured, and Neeve is the Nepacs winner with her fantastic artwork.

Their brilliant designs feature on this year’s e-Christmas cards sent by both organisations, and each winner receiving a gift voucher!

16/12/2025

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who generously donated clothing to our Clothing Bank appeal. Thanks to your kindness, we were delighted to deliver over 50 bags of clothing to The Clothing Bank including items for their Christmas Donation Appeal.

Did you know our Navigation Walk office is also a donation drop off point, so don't hesitate to pop in and say hello and drop off any unwanted clothing items 👚

11/12/2025

Are you a caring and compassionate Healthcare Support Worker? Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills in a community setting? You could be a key part of our multi-disciplined healthcare team, providing individualised care for our patients in a prison environment.

Recruiting now in HMP Hindley, HMP Haverigg, HMP Forest Bank and HMP Hull.

Take a look at our roles here: https://ow.ly/hqX450XHlcK

10/12/2025

We want to offer a huge congratulations to Natalie from South Tyneside Adult Recovery Service whose been awarded Apprentice of the Year at Teesside University. 👏

Lewis, Natalie’s Line Manager commented: "Natalie has shown exceptional commitment to her development, meeting every challenge of a new programme with confidence, professionalism and resilience. She embodies our organisational values, growing from senior clinical administrator to a soon-to-be nurse delivering high-quality care. Her natural leadership and drive for improvement make her a valuable asset to the team, the organisation, and the community."

08/12/2025

We have a number of pharmacy vacancies within secure estates.

Pharmacy Assistant - HMP Forest Bank
Pharmacy Technician - HMP Holme House
Pharmacy Dispenser - HMP Northumberland
Pharmacist - HMP Frankland

Find out more and apply here: https://ow.ly/TkOp50XFAz8

03/12/2025

It can be tough for children with a parent in prison. Nepacs staff and volunteers support children and families visiting prisons in the north east, provide support for children and plan special family play days and visits. Fun, food and craft activities provide positive family memories throughout the year and at Christmas.

These special family visits promote positive, secure attachments between the child and the parent in prison. It offers reassurance that their parent is OK and still loves them, this is key to the child being able to cope with their experience.

The Big Give Christmas Challenge means that every donation they receive during this time will be doubled. If you can help them to reach their target, your gift will be worth twice as much.

To donate and find out more about the appeal, head here >>> https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006NB7NYAW

Our Big Give Christmas Challenge appeal is now live!

From noon 2 December to 9 December 2025, we are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise funds towards our special family visits, play and youth areas across all north east prisons.

Please get involved and support our campaign by making an online donation during the appeal.

The Big Give Christmas Challenge means that every donation we receive during this time will be doubled. If you can help us to reach our target (£2,000), your gift will be worth twice as much, and help us raise £4,000 in total.

Every pound raised during the Big Give Christmas Challenge appeal will be used specifically to support children and families with a loved one in prison in the north east by enabling us to deliver a range of special visits - including parent/child, extended play days, family learning visits etc.

TO DONATE AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR APPEAL VISIT https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006NB7NYAW

02/12/2025

We've got an amazing vacancy for a Outreach Healthcare Support Worker.

This role offers an opportunity to make a real difference within diverse communities, especially those at greater risk of poor sexual health outcomes.

The post holder will play a key role in promoting and delivering STI testing and supporting wider sexual health initiatives.

Apply here >>> https://ow.ly/zUcS50XzVUb

01/12/2025

In 2025, a senior Spectrum colleague received the National Garden Scheme Elsie Wagg Scholarship, awarded by the Queen’s Nursing Institute, for innovation in care.

The winning project — ‘Seeds of Hope’ (SOH) — is a social-prescribing pathway for women’s health at HMP Styal. The initiative secured £5,000 in QNI-funded development support.

At HMP Styal, where more than 90% of women arrive with primary-care level anxiety and depression, SOH offers a therapeutic horticulture programme.

Women can grow vegetables, plant and arrange flowers, and engage in other nature-based activities proven to support mental and physical wellbeing.

The project was praised for its innovative approach and for recognising the unique complexities of women’s health within the prison environment.

Read our latest blog about the project here:🔗 https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/news/seedsofhope/

25/11/2025

Today, is the start of 16 Days of Action Against Domestic Violence. Violence against women remains a global crisis, with little change over the past two decades.

Spectrum CIC are committed provider of ‘Online Safe Spaces’, a discreet portal that opens in our website, providing support, advice and helpful contact numbers for those at risk of domestic abuse. It leaves no internet history trace, and provides quick exit options for the person seeking information.

24/11/2025

We've got a wide array of nursing and midwifery vacancies across our estates, from Lead Nurse, to Deputy Head of Healthcare to Drug and Alcohol roles.

Come find your perfect fit at Spectrum Community Health, browse through all our roles here: https://ow.ly/8m8550XwISN

22/11/2025

📢 FINAL CALL TO DONATE!

Today is your last chance to help the Wakefield Dolly Parton Imagination Library crowdfunder – supporting a brilliant initiative that gifts free books to children from birth to age 5.

The district's Imagination Library scheme is delivered in partnership by Spectrum, Wakefield Council, and The Dollywood Foundation. We are proud to support this fantastic initiative, so please donate if you can:

Support our crowd-funder and help spark a love of reading in every child.