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HealthCare Support Workers
Band 3 & Trainee Band 3 Positions
NHS Lothian are recruiting Health Care Support Workers and have opportunities available at Band 3 and Trainee Band 3 levels. We have an extensive range of specialties, covering a large geographical area.
If you have previous care experience or a complete novice and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. Applying is easy, we operate a one application, you have one interview and there is one decision, all we ask is you detail your skills and identify if you have a preference in where you work on your application!
We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals who put patients first and who will work within our values. By joining our friendly and supportive teams, NHS Lothian will provide you with the opportunity to gain a wide range of transferrable skills and experience. We offer full and part time hours and flexible shift patterns - NHS Lothian is a fantastic organisation and a great place to work!
Band 3 Trainee Healthcare Support worker
- You will be paid at a Band 2 level, while undertaking educational and clinical competencies to enable you to take on the full range of duties within the Band 3 Job descriptions. Following successful completion of the training program you will progress into the Band 3 pay scale, ideally within 9-12 months of starting.
Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker
- This role is suitable for someone with experience in Health care and or has attained SCQF level 6/7 in a health care related subject. This role encompasses the full duties within the Band 3 Job Description.
Super Spotlight on Integrated Older People Service – Liberton Hospital
An exciting opportunity to join the Integrated Older People Service based at Liberton Hospital. We have a non-registered clinical support worker position available within the Day Hospital and are looking for a passionate, caring and motivated person to join our highly skilled nursing team.
Our Service
Medicine of the Elderly outpatient services, based currently on the Liberton Hospital site, form part of the Integrated Older People’s Service (IOPS), comprising both Day Hospital and the Edinburgh Hospital at Home team.
Whilst this post is primarily to support Day Hospital, there may be occasions where the staff member is required to work with the Hospital at Home team.
Day Hospital provides outpatient, multidisciplinary comprehensive geriatric assessment of frail older people referred from South Edinburgh and Midlothian catchment. This may be in the department, at one of our locality clinics or it could be in the patient’s home. Nursing assessments include standard observations, ECG recording, bladder scanning, venepuncture and assessment of cognition. In addition, patients may attend for blood transfusions and other intravenous infusions.
The Hospital at Home team provide acute medical and nursing interventions to patients in their own home to help prevent admission or support early discharge from hospital.
Both teams are Consultant led, consisting of doctors, nurses, therapists and a pharmacist, with access to other therapy disciplines as required.
Service Goals
- The delivery of safe, high quality care to all patients.
- Supporting a professional working environment where multidisciplinary team working is at
the centre of our practice and where the contributions of all team members are respected and valued.
- Creating an environment where the personal and professional development of all team members is encouraged and supported.
- Participating in the Public Health agenda by identifying and promoting the health and social care needs of the local population in partnership with colleagues, patients, carers and the local community.
For further information on the post, please contact Mark Todd (Charge Nurse) or Anna Galway (Deputy Charge Nurse) on 0131 536 7872.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager.
Other opportunities are available, please see attached spotlights for further information.
You will have the opportunity to discuss at interview which role is most suited to your current circumstances.
Following successful interview all roles will have Induction and a 12 week probation period, where full support will be given.
**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
Please note that this advert is for substantive posts only and not the staff bank.
If you are currently working within NHS Lothian in a substantive Health Care Support Worker post, and wish to transfer to another area at the same grade, an option that is available to you is the internal transfer process. Please speak to your Charge Nurse for more information.
Internal recruitment application process for nursing vacancies (scot.nhs.uk)
When completing the online application form please note if you have an area of preference. We will endeavor to place successful candidates in their area of preference if possible.
Please note that we anticipate that the interviews for this advert will take place on the 7th, 8th, 9th May at the Comely Bank Centre in Edinburgh. These will be face to face interviews only.