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The Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) role within the Hospital at Night (H@N) team has proven to be an essential component in delivering high-quality care during out-of-hours periods.
HCSWs carry out a wide range of critical clinical tasks each night, including routine phlebotomy, cannulation, and responding to urgent or emergency referrals for acutely unwell patients. Their contribution ensures timely patient reviews, rapid assessments, and early interventions, helping to minimise treatment delays, particularly those related to intravenous access.
This role involves working 11-hour night shifts on a rotating schedule, including weekend nights. To meet the needs of the service, shifts may vary per week, ranging from two to four shifts, with hours worked over a four-week roster. It offers an exciting opportunity for HCSWs who are fully competent in a variety of clinical skills, such as venepuncture, cannulation, ECG recording, and urinary catheterisation. Successful candidates will be supported and mentored by an experienced team of Advanced Nurse Practitioners and HCSWs.
HCSWs are expected to work autonomously and prioritise their own workload effectively to ensure all tasks are completed efficiently. After a period of consolidation of learning, there will be an expectation to undertake Immediate Life Support, further enhancing the care provided by the H@N team.
Your professional development will be guided by a comprehensive competency framework aligned with the four pillars of practice. In addition, you will benefit from extensive initial and ongoing continuing professional development to help you reach your full potential, while contributing to the enhancement of the H@N service and maintaining high standards of patient care during the out-of-hours period.
For informal enquiries, please contact:
• Megan McCulloch , ANP, Megan.Mcculloch2@nhs.scot
• Wilma Carrick, ANP wilma.carrick@nhs.scot
• Ritchie Kearney, AP Manager, Ritchie.kearney@nhs.scot /01387 246246 extension 32983
Please Note: The salary for this vacancy does not meet the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.
INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
PUBLIC PROTECTION
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES
RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. .
WORK VISA
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It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or if you require a work visa that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.
UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).