Job reference: 234426
Salary: Band 2 (£25,694 - £27,900)
Job closing date: 04/01/2026
Job Type: Personal and Social Care
Location: The Mackintosh Centre
Employment type: Staff Bank
Hours Per Week: 0.25
Job posted date: 08/12/2025
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Health & Social Care

Job Advert

The opportunity has risen for a Band 2 Bank Social Care Assistant to join the team at the Mackintosh Centre in Mallaig.

The Mackintosh Centre supports residential care in the Lochaber area for up to 8 residents.

Applications welcome from people possessing excellent communication skills with a caring attitude. Treating residents with dignity and respect whilst supporting them to have a good quality of life is at the core of what we do.

Full details of the role available in Job Description.

Experience not essential as training will be given.

Please be advised this role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker Visa or a Heath and Care Worker Visa.

 NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).


Informal enquiries to Hannah Hardy

Hannah.hardy@nhs.scot

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.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork

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