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Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a very motivated, dynamic and forward thinking in-patient team in Lanarkshire.
The post holder will undertake care duties for patients in support of and delegated by the Registered Nurse, within a hospital or similar setting. Reports patient condition to registered staff.
The successful candidate must evidence;
- Knowledge of personal care and related procedures or previous volunteer or work experience in a health, education or social environment.
- Undertake on the job training and induction
- Undertake mandatory HCSW standards
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Have ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment.
- Working knowledge of basic information technology.
Our Specialist Inpatient Assessment Treatment Unit for people with learning disabilities at Kirklands, Bothwell will be holding a recruitment evening at Head Quarters at Kirklands Hospital on Thursday 18th May at 6pm-8.30pm. We will be showcasing the amazing opportunities that are available and offering interviews on the evening. Please contact Carole Morrow, Senior Nurse for more info 01698 366424.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Pam Brown, Senior Charge Nurse on 01698752704 or pam.brown@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact anne.osho@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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