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Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Location: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Hours: Various
Shift Pattern: Predominantly 12 hours shifts and full day/ night/ weekend rotation
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) is the largest hospital in the North East of Scotland and is also one of Scotland’s Major Trauma Centres. An exciting opportunity had arisen for Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Workers to join the teams who work on the ARI site. ARI consists of two portfolios of care. These are the Medicine and Unscheduled Care Portfolio and the Integrated Specialist Care Portfolio.
The Medicine and Unscheduled Care Portfolio consists of the Unscheduled Care Pathway (Emergency Department, Acute Medical Initial Assessment) and short stay medicine. The medicine pathway consists of speciality wards including gastroenterology, diabetes and endocrinology, cardiology, respiratory, renal, infectious diseases, acute stroke, palliative medicine and general medicine.
The Integrated Specialist Care Portfolio consists of critical care, theatres, burns and plastic surgery, urology, ENT and Max Fax, short stay theatres, general surgery, neurology, vascular, ophthalmology cardiothoracic, orthopaedics, haematology and oncology
The role involves delivering safe, effective and person centred care under the supervision of registered nurses, supporting individuals with complex needs, carrying out delegated tasks such as NEWS scoring, wound care and completion of documentation as well as the ability to use digital systems.
These are exciting opportunities to join our acute nursing team in NHS Grampian. We are looking for individuals who strive to deliver the highest standard of person centred care. A caring and compassionate nature is essential as well as a willingness to be involved in change and new ways of working. Successful candidates will be supported to complete the HCSW competency booklet and will be allocated a suitable preceptor to ensure they are welcomed and suitably supported in the role.
If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in, please apply.
Please ensure that the address you provide on your application form is your current place of residence for your present workplace, and that your identification confirms this address.
As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.
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Please ensure that the address you provide on your application form is your current place of residence for your present workplace, and that your identification confirms this address.
As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.
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