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Highland Health and Social Care Services help people from all walks of life, as well as their families or carers.
Health and Social Care in Highland provides help and assistance in many situations arising due to illness, disability, old age or poverty.
Caladh Sona is a 6 bedded unit - with 5 Residential beds and 1 Community bed, which is used by the Local GP Surgery for Palliative care or Rehabilitation for community patients.
This post is responsible for providing personal care and support to service users and to support care staff to meet the needs of older people in a residential care setting as required by legislation.
Applicants should have experience of working with people within a care setting. This is a part-time post and the hours of duty are 26.25 hours per week, excluding mealtimes, and will be as required to meet the needs of the service, predominantly for dayshift. This post is offered on a permanent contract.
The annual leave entitlement for NHS staff is 202 hours plus 60 hours public holiday per year (pro rata) and Care staff receive enhancements for unsociable hours and public holidays
The successful candidate should hold or be willing to undertake SVQ 2 to enable registration with the SSSC as a Support Worker in a Care Home Service and any relevant training.
To learn more or simply have an informal discussion about the role please contact: Gemma Mackenzie, Care Home Manager, Caladh Sona CCU Tel: 01847601258 email: gemma.mackenzie@nhs.scot or for informal enquiries Juliane Lingner, Interim Care Home Manager, Melvich CCU Tel 01641 531210 email: juliane.lingner@nhs.scot
Recruitment team can be contacted by e-mailing northarea.recruitment@nhs.scot or telephoning 01955 880404.
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