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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.
OSPADAL UIBHIST AGUS BHARRAIGH, BALIVANICH, ISLE OF BENBECULA HS7 5LA
UIST AND BARRA
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT
15 hours
Band 2 - £25,694 to £27,900 pro rata
Plus £1,406 Distant Islands Allowance pro rata
We seek to recruit a Healthcare Assistant to work within the nursing teams in the Uist & Barra Hospital, a community hospital on the Isle of Benbecula.
Applicants should be committed to providing a high standard of care and interact well within a multi-disciplinary team. They will be based predominantly on the ward but may be asked to work in A&E/ outpatients and Locals/scopes following appropriate training.
The successful candidates will need to achieve the Mandatory Induction Standards for Healthcare Support Workers and comply with the Code of Conduct within three months of full time employment or up to six months for part time workers. For further information see www.hcswtoolkit.nes.scot.nhs.uk.
For informal enquiries please contact Elizabeth Bak, Senior Charge Nurse Tel No: 01870 603626 or Elizabeth.bak@nhs.scot
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
Closing Date 26th December 2025