Job Advert
NHS Lothian and Borders Staff Bank
Band 2 - AHP Healthcare Assistants
We are looking for reliable and dependable supplementary staff in the field of AHP to support the area a healthcare support workers. As part of a dedicated AHP Team the post holder will be allocated patients or duties by the registered AHP and implement existing treatment plans within scope of practice.
These workers need to be good team payers and able to provide compassionate and high-quality person-centered care.
This new role will allow workers to see, and book shifts with any AHP profession. It is hoped that by providing care within the wider AHP team they will gain experience and practice which will ultimately benefit not only the clinical area, but the bank worker as a practitioner.
All Staff Bank roles are to cover temporary shortages across NHS Lothian & Borders. Interested candidates are required to evidence on application, awareness of the Staff Bank function and individual commitment to being part of our supplementary workforce.
Work is allocated on an "as and when required basis" with different shift patterns available to suit flexible working. There are no guarantees of a fixed number of hours each week as this is a demand led service. Bank workers can submit their availability in advance and shifts can be booked either online or by telephoning the Staff Bank office.
During the application process you will be asked for your COVID Age as part of your application. Before starting your application, please use the following link to complete the COVID Age Calculator and input your outcome in your application form https://alama.shinyapps.io/Covid_Age/
Informal Contacts -
Supplementary Staffing Manager - Natalie McIntosh (natalie.mcintosh@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk)
Please note that successful candidates will be given a contract for services. These are not permanent roles.
Please also note that this advert may close early if there is a high volume of applicants.
Data Protection Act
During the course of our activities we will collect, store and process personal information about our prospective, current and former staff. The law determines how organisations can use personal information. For further information on the type of data that is handled, what the purpose is of processing the data and where and why we share data, please see the NHS Lothian Staff Privacy Notice, found at -
https://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/YourRights/DataProtection/Pages/StaffPrivacyNotice.aspx.
For the purposes of this privacy notice, 'staff' includes applicants, employees, workers (including agency, casual and contracted staff), volunteers, trainees and those carrying out work experience.