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The respiratory nursing team are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Support Worker to join our friendly multi-disciplinary team. Our current service model is expanding to include a respiratory hospital at home and specialist respiratory ward. Our aim is to provide excellent person centred holistic care to our service users and their families.
Respiratory Hospital at Home is designed to facilitate early supported discharge of patients from acute medical beds and prevent hospital admissions of patients with respiratory illnesses in the community, so creating a virtual ward
The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of care and on-going assessments of patients with chronic respiratory conditions, therefore the successful candidate should have a genuine interest in caring for patients with a respiratory condition and demonstrate a high level of independent working and good communication skills.
As the role includes home visits the ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
The successful candidate will be required to have an excellent telephone manner, knowledge of various IT systems and be able to confidently communicate with the wider multidisciplinary team. They will work closely with the Respiratory Nurse Specialists.
Informal enquiries to Donna Read, Lead Respiratory Nurse Specialist - 01324 566 618
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.