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OUR VALUES IN ACTION
●Care and Compassion ●Quality and Teamwork ●Dignity and Respect ●Openness, honesty and responsibility
We are seeking compassionate and motivated Healthcare Support Workers at band 2 level to join our team. You will play a vital role in delivering high quality, person-centred care, supporting nursing staff and others within a multidisciplinary team to meet patient’s needs.
Key daily responsibilities include:
· Providing direct patient care: (Assisting with washing, dressing and personal hygiene)
· Assisting patients meet their adequate nutrition and hydration intake
· Deliver and maintain high standards of oral care
· Accurate documentation of care provided
· Undertake some clinical skills such as catheter care (with supervision) and care of stomas and urostomies
· Working closely within a team with communication
If you feel that you are:
· Caring and Compassionate
· Have good communication skills
· Work well within a team
· Have an understanding of patient dignity, confidentiality and safeguarding
Then this could be the opportunity you are looking for
Experience in previous care settings are preferred but not essential.
Essential training will be provided, with opportunities to develop new skills and expand on your clinical knowledge within your role.
This role requires flexibility to work shifts, including nights, weekend and bank holidays.
Please note advert may be closed early if there is significant response to advertisement
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you require extra information
Margaret Stewart - Senior Charge Nurse: margaret.stewart12@nhs.scot
Jamie Marshall – Charge Nurse: james.marshall@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Heather Swan – Charge Nurse: Heather.Swan@nhs.scot
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
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
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