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Job reference: 243006
Salary: Band 3 (£28,011 - £30,230)
Job closing date: 24/03/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Raigmore Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 17.76
Job posted date: 17/03/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Ward 6a Raigmore Hospital

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We are looking for a Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join our team on Ward 6A at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team focused on delivering high quality, safe, and compassionate care to our patients.
You will support patients by assisting with personal care, carrying out assessments such as mobility, nutrition, and skin viability, and contributing to nursing care plans. An interest in Cardiology, Diabetes, or Endocrinology would be beneficial, but full training will be provided as part of a competency-based programme.
The successful candidate should be motivated, flexible, and committed to enhancing person-centred patient care. You will need to be willing to work a flexible pattern including days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Self-rostering is available to help you balance work and family life.
If you are enthusiastic about making a positive difference and being a valued member of our nursing team, we would love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries to Rod Chisholm (Senior Charge Nurse) Ward 6A Mobile 07972678238

Please note that due to the number of hours, this post is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship and a CoS cannot be provided.

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

  • Effective from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reduced from 37 to 36 hours. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis. There will be an increase in the hourly rate to ensure that pay remains unaffected.
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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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